Match Thread: July 28, 2024 - Pacific v Valour

[narduch]

Game is at 2pm PT (4pm CT) on One Soccer.

[jonovision]

Starlight Stadium is Valour's house of horrors. Not feeling positive about this one.

[Big_M]

[Aird25]

Halfway through the season and we still haven't come close to settling on a formation or midfield. Apart from the backline, every week is a total surprise 

[BearcatSA]

2 minutes ago, Aird25 said:

Halfway through the season and we still haven't come close to settling on a formation or midfield. Apart from the backline, every week is a total surprise 

Maybe that is the problem?

[zaltan]

If Pacific do not get a result today is Merriman on the hot seat? coaching change has done wonders for York, Pacific has a bunch of good players Merriman has not got the best out of them

[Aird25]

25 minutes ago, BearcatSA said:

Maybe that is the problem?

I don't think its helped

1 minute ago, zaltan said:

If Pacific do not get a result today is Merriman on the hot seat? coaching change has done wonders for York, Pacific has a bunch of good players Merriman has not got the best out of them

I don't expect any change before the end of the season. He's managed reasonable results each season, even though we continually lose our best players. I don't think we have close to the talent and depth in attack as we've had in previous years. 

[zaltan]

Last year Manny bailed Pacific out, never went out and got a midfielder that actual plays the ball forward and the system that play does not suit the forwards that he has now 

[Aird25]

2 minutes ago, zaltan said:

Last year Manny bailed Pacific out, never went out and got a midfielder that actual plays the ball forward and the system that play does not suit the forwards that he has now 

I certainly wouldn't describe it as bailing the team out, but he played an important role we didn't really replace

[Big_M]

21' 🟨 yeates

bowman the ref...whos getting a red today??

[Big_M]

43' antonoglou with the right foot!! 0-1

[Big_M]

well done by hundal who gets the assist

[K Edgar]

1 minute ago, Big_M said:

43' antonoglou with the right foot!! 0-1

assist for Hundal

[Big_M]

0-1 halftime

[K Edgar]

Valour fortunate to lead at the break.  Balance of play favours Pacific

Anotonoglou's 1st CanPL goal

Edited July 28 by K Edgar

[Big_M]

what is gazdov doing? terrible pass

[Big_M]

52' 🟨mlah

[Big_M]

60' moore o'hea in heard reid out

[Big_M]

64' verhoeven binate in swibel faria out

[Big_M]

65'🟨ohin

[K Edgar]

All the play in Valour's end.  Ohin suspended for the next game

[Big_M]

66' tîrcoveanu young in sellouf dominguez out

[K Edgar]

Valour's 1st pen of the season... Hundal scores!

(what was the pen for?!?!?)

Edited July 28 by K Edgar

[Big_M]

75' bowman does his thing and gives a penalty!

[Big_M]

76' hundal scores the penalty 0-2