Match Thread: October 21, 2023 - Playoffs - Second Semifinal (1v4) - Cavalry v Pacific

[narduch]

Game is at 2pm MT (1pm PT / 4pm ET) on One Soccer and Fubo. 

Cavalry have 3 wins and 1 draw against Pacific in league play this season.

Pacific did eliminate Cavalry in the Voyageurs Cup back in April via penalties. 

The winner will face Forge in the Final one week later in Hamilton. 

Edited October 20, 2023 by narduch

[Aird25]

It looks like someone other than Dada Luke will have to pull out the last minute dagger this year 

[Big_M]

 

[jonovision]

Fraser Aird starting in a playoff semi-final. Wild. I thought his career was winding down already a few years ago.

[narduch]

3 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Fraser Aird starting in a playoff semi-final. Wild. I thought his career was winding down already a few years ago.

I believe they use him to meet the Canadian quota.

[Big_M]

9 of 11 in this lineup are Canadian so not about quota...theyve been switching between aird and shome on the right side after alarcon went down

[Big_M]

WOW they are listing this as a back 5 which they havent played this year and bahous on the right side...will merriman be called a mastermind after this one?? they sure seem very confident in the interviews

[narduch]

Cavalry score on a Klomp header off a free kick 

[jonovision]

Keep 'em coming.

[Big_M]

formation has been terrible for pacific...they just look like five guys staying back and nothing going offensively...they should be switching to a back four immediately...ridiculous to go to a back five in a semi final when you havent played it all year

[Big_M]

1-0 at the break...pacific needs to go to a 4-3-3 and build through the midfield which is their strong point and which is cavalrys weak spot

[BearcatSA]

Concussion protocol for Didic?

[Big_M]

huge decisions for pacific...57' reid and toussaint in for didic and heard

[grasshopper1917]

4 minutes ago, BearcatSA said:

Concussion protocol for Didic?

He doesn't feel that way!   lol

[Big_M]

musse 2-0 61'

Edited October 21, 2023 by Big_M

[grasshopper1917]

Surely no way back for Pacific here......

[Big_M]

merriman badly got the formation wrong and its about to cost them the semi

[Big_M]

64' shome in for daley

[Big_M]

manneh with a super goal!!! 2-1 66'

[grasshopper1917]

3 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said:

Surely no way back for Pacific here......

Let me take that back    lol

[BearcatSA]

3 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said:

Surely no way back for Pacific here......

Some vintage Manneh makes it game on.

[Big_M]

you can feel that a comeback is possible...fans quiet knowing history and players body language is bad

[Big_M]

daniels in for ongaro

[Big_M]

71' montgomery in for kamdem...trying to shut it down

[Big_M]

man amedume looks terrible out there