Metro-Ford 2 - 2 West Van
It was an absolute cracker of a match! In the early stages, CMF, who was very fluid in their positioning going forward, had the edge in possession and were moving the ball around quite well. That being said, they didn't really make any clear cut goal scoring...
To be fair, although they may not have any "standouts" this season (haven't seen them play so I'll reserve comment), that was not necessarily the case as they went through successive promotions. Even last year, if memory serves, they had a few players quality players that helped them to avoid...
Both products of their environment. Both play out of Trillium West, which is a tough neighbourhood. It is behind the railroad tracks, next to an abandoned parking lot, syringes, within walking distance of the Ivanhoe, etc. Naughty place to play football.
It is nowhere near as glamorous as...
For some teams, a three "foreign" player maximum rule would probably be tough to deal with. Would Portugal be able to field a team if they were limited to only 3 players who were not of Portuguese descent? I am sure that there are probably some Portuguese guys playing in VSML Prem, FVSL Prem...
Slow day at the office. Taking a pop at guessing how the group stages are going to finish. Feel free to post your own.
@Regs - Hope I'm not stepping on your toes by starting this thread!
Group A
1) Italy
2) Ireland
3) Germany
4) Fiji
Group B
1) Africa
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Iran
4) Japan
Group...
I made it out to Ambleside on Friday night. West Van scored their first goal very early. A cross came in from the Metro Ford goalkeeper's lefthand side and a West Van attacker got an excellent glancing header to it and redirected the ball just inside the back post. West Van scored their...
Just checked out last year's open tournament and was a bit surprised to find that Germany made it to the final. Any idea who is on that squad? I wasn't aware that there were enough Germans, or descendants of Germans, in the Lower Mainland to field a team.
Metro-Ford's Carlo Basso scored a pk midway through the first half. From where I was standing, I am not sure if I would have called it but maybe the ref saw something else. Looked to me as though the player flopped as the ball was rolling off the pitch. The pk was against the run of play but...