Match Thread: Voyageurs Cup - Preliminary Round - Atletico Ottawa v Valour - May 1, 2024

[jonovision]

One simply has to laugh at Scotty Bowman here..

[jonovision]

Bring on the subs.

[Mihairokov]

Zapater simply unmarked on that header

[jonovision]

A legit goal at least so I can turn off the tv for good.

[phil03]

and 3-0. Honestly feeling bad for Valour here...

[Big_M]

long balls are easily being sent over haynes' head...ottawa has found the weak spot and going at it...zapater makes it 2-0 on a header on a corner...hundal and binate just watch

[jonovision]

But a miles offside third before I leave.

[Big_M]

through ball and del campo makes it 3-0

[Mihairokov]

Just now, jonovision said:

But a miles offside third before I leave.

I know you're emotional over this but Chantzoupoulos plays him onside, IMO.

[K Edgar]

Samake off... replace by Sanchez.  Valour down to 1 CB

[Big_M]

man verhoeven is bad...cheaply gives the ball away in midfield like he used to do with his other clubs on the 3-0 goal...34' sanchez in for samake who indeed couldnt keep going...looks like theyve gone to a back four...campbell complains after a foul and gets a yellow

[Big_M]

4-0 zapater gets a second again on a header on a corner

[jordan]

Phil has the assistant yelling at the 4th official now

[Mihairokov]

Zero movement from Valour players on that corner. None of them seem motivated to want to move or do anything of value. Incredibly poor backs.

[Big_M]

murasiranwa big mistake going for it and then 5-6 valour players inside the six yard area just watching...chantzopoulos gets a yellow a minute later

[Big_M]

4 minutes ago, Big_M said:

man verhoeven is bad...cheaply gives the ball away in midfield like he used to do with his other clubs on the 3-0 goal...34' sanchez in for samake who indeed couldnt keep going...looks like theyve gone to a back four...campbell complains after a foul and gets a yellow

its indeed a back four with haynes at cb and chantzopoulos now on a yellow...can expect more goals in the second unless gonzalez tells them to slow it down

[phil03]

I'd say ATO has two options at this stage:

I. Left our foot from the pedal. We play them again this weekend so may well rest our guys for that and not give them a bigger chip on their shoulder then needed.

II. Go for the record for the biggest win in CanChamp (a 6-0 win by the Impact in 2013), or at least the biggest CPL win in CanChamp (a 5-0 York win in 2021).

[Big_M]

antonoglou cross to binate who heads it on the bar

[Watchmen]

Ah Dos Santos managed team came up small in the Voyageurs Cup? No way.

[K Edgar]

Chantzopoulous is awful and the only health CB Valour has left.  Injuries and the brutal decision to only sign 4 when they are going to play 3.  They could have at least signed a USports CB -- Pianelli could have been added on the cheap.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

23 minutes ago, Big_M said:

4-0 zapater gets a second again on a header on a corner

Offside? As the keeper is up and only one Valour player ahead of Zapater?

 

 

[Big_M]

^ good observation...does look offside

[shermanator]

TSS Rovers would have defeated Valour tonight...

[Big_M]

murasiranwa gives a huge rebound and should have had his hattrick...free header again on the following corner

[Big_M]

they are the samake sub was a concussion one so valour can still make five more subs