May 16, 2012 - Whitecaps FC vs Toronto FC - Voyageurs Cup Final Leg 1 (R)

Chris

Matchday Info
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: TEAM 1410

2nd Seed Vancouver Whitecaps (5W-2D-3L, 17 pts, 4th place MLS West)
1st Seed Toronto FC (0W-0D-8L, 0 pts, 10th place MLS East)

Southsiders Itinerary
4:00 - Tifo setup
6:15 - March leaves Doolin's
7:00 - Kickoff
9:30 - Tifo teardown

I Know The Score
I Know The Lineup

VanCityVilla

FootyMonster · Post edited by FootyMonster at 2012-05-14 16:08:59

God that recap pisses me off… Whitecaps have really been handed the short end in the history of this tourney. I think its time they get it all back.

Chris

Torsten Frings is apparently not traveling with TFC. Neither is Aceval. Is Frings hurt? If not, I can't imagine why he wouldn't come. This is basically their season.

The_Real_Deal

I don't think they will put out a full strength team against us. If they did, and then the players were tired from the match and didn't perform against DC United on Saturday, then they'd be 0-0-9

Chris

And? They have a 0.2% chance of making the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, I'll take it. It just seems bizarre decision making on their part.

capsclown123

i heard that the mls record for longest losing streak in a single season was 12 games by the new york red bulls. let's see if toronto can beat that. i want them to.

AJAX79 · Post edited by AJAX79 at 2012-05-14 16:38:30

This will be our most important clean sheet of the season so far and probably the entire regular season at that.

Forever_A_Team

Southside Nation,

Torsten's shoulder is still messed up and word on the street is that he probably shouldn't have played last week.

Much Love,

Forever A Team

Lefty

Jim Brennan has joined the team as an asst replacing Dutchman Bob de Klerk in a shake-up

SRFC

Any odds for this match yet? If they are resting a few players I'd like a nice bet on Whitecaps and probably would be decent odds maybe 5/4

Footballer · Post edited by Footballer at 2012-05-14 19:11:48

SRFC said: Any odds for this match yet? If they are resting a few players I'd like a nice bet on Whitecaps and probably would be decent odds maybe 5/4

1 site has x.3 for Toronto to win the Cup. No payout if Caps win.

TFC is stupid if they prioritise the DC game over the Canadian Championship. They've come this far just to throw it away? Haha, idiots. I hate TFC, especially their fat asshat fan Dwayne Rollins.

Since the Road to Morocco 2013 continues, I will sing this:

TFC must remember this... a kiss is just a kiss... a siigghhhh is just a siiiggghh!!!! The Whitecaps will be the champs! And wave TFC good-bye....

Canadianspur

Lefty said: Jim Brennan has joined the team as an asst replacing Dutchman Bob de Klerk in a shake-up

Not much of a shake-up...more like a gentle stirring

SRFC

Footballer said:

SRFC said: Any odds for this match yet? If they are resting a few players I'd like a nice bet on Whitecaps and probably would be decent odds maybe 5/4

1 site has x.3 for Toronto to win the Cup. No payout if Caps win.

TFC is stupid if they prioritise the DC game over the Canadian Championship. They've come this far just to throw it away? Haha, idiots. I hate TFC, especially their fat asshat fan Dwayne Rollins.

Since the Road to Morocco 2013 continues, I will sing this:

TFC must remember this... a kiss is just a kiss... a siigghhhh is just a siiiggghh!!!! The Whitecaps will be the champs! And wave TFC good-bye....

Hahaha you really seem to despise this Rollins fella, who is he???

Cant wait for this match Wednesday, I've only just over a month left in Canada and would love to see Whitecaps wina trophy in my time here so this is the only chance and would love to beat them TFC feckers, CMON WHITECAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

krisaug5 · Post edited by krisaug5 at 2012-05-15 12:06:50

KNOW YOUR ENEMY!!!

edit: Pardon the glitchiness, Youtube keeps screwing with my movies and damned if I can figure out why!

Canuckred

SRFC said: Hahaha you really seem to despise this Rollins fella, who is he???

Duane Rollins is a blogger/podcaster/wind-up merchant, who loves to put down the 'Caps for not having enough Canadian or not playing the right way, as opposed to his wonderful TFC. He posts on Canadian Soccer News and seems to do a pretty good job of trolling a few people, but honestly isn't worth the time.

Brenton

Apparently someone thinks the video "was done in exceptionally poor taste". Maybe he hasn't seen the Montreal one?

krisaug5

Just wait for my Portland and Seattle ones...

Subhedgehog

Brenton said: Apparently someone thinks the video "was done in exceptionally poor taste". Maybe he hasn't seen the Montreal one?

He's probably one of the migratory Torontonians who still maintain their befuddled bafflement at the idea that the centre of the universe is not universally respected.

danrik

That was the centre of the galaxy, not the universe. Although, technically anwhere could be called the centre of the universe since it is infinite.

krisaug5

Yeah I know, but you cant have a picture if the universe is still expanding. You still get the point...

TunnelBandit · Post edited by TunnelBandit at 2012-05-15 16:07:26

krisaug5 said: Yeah I know, but you cant have a picture if the universe is still expanding.

Same problem with pictures of the pitch when Long Tan gets on. Or so I hear anyway.

GoF · Post edited by GoF at 2012-05-15 17:54:55

That's a great video Kris.

Here's something else to get you in the mood.

Vancouver Whitecaps. On the "Road To Morocco" 2013.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aftncanada/7206587128/

Neeskens1974

GoF said: That's a great video Kris.

Here's something else to get you in the mood.

Vancouver Whitecaps. On the "Road To Morocco" 2013.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aftncanada/7206587128/

Nice one.

GoF

I still cant get photos to show up on here

VanCityVilla

Footballer

GoF said: I still cant get photos to show up on here

SRFC

Bet365 has Whitecaps at 4/6 tonight, won't be betting on that. Not good odds atall

spinrack

Will there be membership pickup today? I need my card.

Blue_and_White_Army

GoF said: I still cant get photos to show up on here

You can use the Flickr page URL - use the image URL.

Chris

spinrack said: Will there be membership pickup today? I need my card.

Saturday. Pre-game turnout isn't usually enough to warrant it mid-week.

fourfourtwo · Post edited by fourfourtwo at 2012-05-16 12:16:10

fourfourtwo

Messem Up, Get into Them!

Pompey Lukas says so

GoF

fourfourtwo said: Messem Up, Get into Them!

Pompey Lukas says so

That's quality!

I want to hear that bellowing out tonight and Saturday.

Bad_Gones

GoF said:

fourfourtwo said: Messem Up, Get into Them!

Pompey Lukas says so

That's quality!

I want to hear that bellowing out tonight and Saturday.

Prawnies are in ... looks like Lukas is right behind us as well!

prawnsideFC

it looks like attendance will be pretty good tonight. Just tried to get tickets in the southside and the only ones left were in 252. In comparison when I asked last week for the Edmonton game I found some right in the middle of 249 right off the bat.

Footballer

Yup, this thread is empty because everyone is at the Beese.

MATT1CUS

yikes looks empty in BC place

LittleBird

Brutal turnout.

MATT1CUS

funny how the stadium has 3 times more people in it 30 minutes in. Wasn't this in a thread earlier complaining about fans being so late

LittleBird

The turnout still does not look very good. Chiumiento needs to come on for Watson ASAP. Watson is depth, nothing more, and should not be starting at home, especially when the 'caps need to attack.

MATT1CUS

How hasn't dunfield been sent off yet

MATT1CUS

Is hassli human!?!??

LittleBird

That was simply unreal. I love seeing stuff like that live (on tv).

JSpice

another legendary strike by Hassli

LittleBird

OK, anyways, Hassli's miracle goal covered up a pretty poor performance.

Four thoughts:

1) Vancouver needs more out of Le Toux and Camilo, period. They both get in positions to score but do not do it enough. In particular, Le Toux should have scored on that breakaway especially considering Kocic did not cut down the angle well.

2) Toronto played really well. I like Ryan Johnson a lot, more than any of Vancouver's strikers. He has all the tools. With Henry and Cann looking solid, Toronto can throw a decent-looking team out there. Given the stone-cold DeMerit handball that wasn't called and the lock chance that Soolsma missed, they easily could have gone home with three goals.

3) I don't understand why Watson gets more than the rare appearance. Koffie and Chiumiento should always play over him, not to mention Thorrington and Davidson. He got worked by Dunfield tonight.

4) This will be controversial, but I think Whitecaps fans share some of the blame for the flat performance tonight. If the fans don't show they care about this cup, why should the players? The stadium was empty when the teams first came out and that did not help at all with player motivation.

LittleBird

Also, this was not a great game by Bonjour, but the first-team backline is not an issue with this team. Good game, by the way.

JSpice

^you're right about all of that. And why can only one of our strikers be on form at any one time? Now its only Hassli, early in the season it was only Camilo, Le Toux has been off and on. All this potential, but we need more than one striker to be scoring.

tim13

Yet another EPIC goal by Eric Hassli to get us a result. Wow. Watson was well Watson. Give the ball up then hustle and get it back. I'd rather see Koffie. Barbara was somewhat disappointing. Had a few moments but wasn't a force out there that I'd expected. Maybe I'm just expecting too much too soon. Wasn't a great performance by the Caps but we head into Toronto only needing to win instead of having to win 2-0.

In one way I'm really glad we have these V's Cup games. Eric was struggling and boy has he found his stride since Edmonton. Great way to snap a slump.

TFC does not look like a 0-8-0 team with ZERO points out of 24 in the MLS.

That is such a highlight reel goal. I hope it gets as much coverage on youtube as his previous epic one last year.

NolbertoS · Post edited by NolbertoS at 2012-05-16 21:23:41

Hey guys here are my two cents

(a) Martin Rennie deserves some negative comments for the tactics he put on, he played too conservative for the win and by putting Watson in the midfield, and Barbara up front, we weren't generating any chances. I would leave Watson and Barbara on the bench next time for an important home game.

(b) Any saavy tacticional coach would've made changes after the 20 minute mark and it was 0-0 tie..Toronto's tactics were the counter attack and clog the midfield and they did a great job at doing it. I saw the Toronto goal coming, since it looked like both teams were playing like shite, but Toronto had nothing to lose and thus generated a great chance to score and did and were lucky not to score more.

(c) Why do we get timid refs or imcompetent semi-pro refs for this competition. Are the Canada refs trained here to think its played like a hockey game? Cuz I saw a few times that both team deserved more yellows than was given out and Terry Dunfield should've gotten a red for man handling Chumiento in one of those plays. Glad we shipped that castoff to TFC

(d) Eric Hassli should've started from the start, the man can generate better chances then most and can score timely goals at will.

(e) I think Toronto is still beatable even if they tied us at home. There not as good as us, but if I were Rennie, I would go all out attack and not play a defensive counter attack formation at BMO field maybe play an attacking 4-2-3-1 formation.

Edit: Got ahead of myself with the formation :p..Damn still pissed about the Tie..We should've beaten them at home and forced them to beat us at BMO

bah · Post edited by bah at 2012-05-16 21:18:10

Hassli is unreal. He has been stepping up to the umpteenth degree. That was an amazing strike. Chiumiento looked great when he came in...wish he would have started.

The reffing was unbelievably poor, and the crowd was one of the most lackluster I've seen this season. Even the Coldplay and Canucks nights were more lively/a bigger draw. 15 min before kickoff most of the stadium was empty. Tons of randoms in the upper half of 249. Some sitting down, on their phones for the entire match, others chatting loudly, not even watching what was going on.

Bring on Saturday!

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