quinta-feira, 19 de julho de 2018

Grupo Clareou + Grupo Revelação - É Samba Que Fala, Né?

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Impact 1, Whitecaps 0 | 2018 Canadian Championship Match Recap


Alejandro Silva's 58th-minute goal gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 win in Wednesday's first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Montreal was clearly the more attacking side at home at Stade Saputo. The Impact will head west to British Columbia for next Wednesday's second leg with their goal advantage.
Anthony Jackson-Hamel was the most active Impact player on offense, his header glancing off the post in the 24th minute. Cristian Techera missed off the post for Vancouver moments later.
Jackson-Hamel hit the crossbar with another shot in the 62nd minute, and had a goal called back for offside in the 70th minute before exiting for Impact star Ignacio Piatti. Stefan Marinovic, in his first game in goal in more than two months for the Whitecaps, had to make three saves.
The Whitecaps rarely threatened, even in the latter stages of the match.

Goals

58’ – MTL – Alejandro Silva

Three Things

  • THE BIG PICTURE: Montreal probably feels like it could have taken a larger lead to Vancouver for the second leg. Sending in Piatti late was an indication the Impact were looking to add on and lessen the pressure on scoring an away goal, but the Whitecaps, with Marinovic coming up big, gave themselves a strong chance to advance pending a good offensive showing next week at BC Place. Both teams get scheduling help with games in the Pacific Northwest this weekend before heading to Vancouver.
  • MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Silva's goal was the biggest play, and spurred a slew of chances in the next few minutes that Montreal couldn't convert. 
  • MAN OF THE MATCH: Anthony Jackson-Hamel was knocked around by Whitecaps defender Aly Ghazal, and it took its toll. Still, he was a major factor in the Impact's attack with four shots and was deserving of a goal. Saphir Taider also showed well as the playmaking midfielder.

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quarta-feira, 18 de julho de 2018

Ottawa Fury FC 0, Toronto FC 1 | 2018 Canadian Championship Match Recap


Toronto FC started their defense of their Canadian Championship title on the right foot on Wednesday, traveling to the nation’s capital to defeat USL side Ottawa Fury FC 1-0 at TD Place Stadium in the first leg of their CanChamp semifinal series.
Jonathan Osorio scored the winner in the game’s opening stages, taking a pass from Ryan Telferinside the Fury penalty box and cleverly beating goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau to the near post with a swivel of the hips after setting himself to shoot towards the far stick. Despite some heavy late pressure from the Fury, it would prove to be enough down the stretch.
The win, and the away goal, put TFC firmly in the driver’s seat heading into next week’s second leg at BMO Field, while coach Greg Vanney also used this occasion to provide meaningful match minutes to younger and fringe players, including six Canadians in his starting 11.
Toronto were cheered on by a proud contingent of traveling fans, though it appeared they set off a flare that eventually made its way onto the pitch, prompting referee Silviu Petrescu to briefly stop play in the second half.

Goals

  • 5' — TOR — Jonathan Osorio | WATCH

Three Things

  • THE BIG PICTURE: It’s been a season of struggle for TFC in league play, but this tournament provides a welcome opportunity for success and even with many reserves on the pitch, Wednesday offered glimpses of the imperious Reds of 2017.
  • MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Ottawa kept Clint Irwin busy in the Toronto goal, and his 85th-minute save on Steevan Dos Santos’ header was a critical moment in preserving the clean sheet.
  • MAN OF THE MATCH: This honor goes to Jonathan Osorio, who scored the winner as he captained this young TFC side to a useful victory on unfamiliar turf.

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LAFC 3, Portland Timbers 2 | US Open Cup 2018 Match Recap


LAFC continued their impressive run in the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in their debut season, as they defeated the Portland Timbers 3-2 at Banc of California Stadium on Wednesday night in the quarterfinal round.
While the opening 30 minutes were goalless, the teams really made up for lost time after that. David Guzman opened the scoring for the other team, off an LAFC free kick routine, in the 33rd minute, before Carlos Vela scored five minutes later.
Portland found a foothold in the game in first-half stoppage time, with Julio Cascante heading in a Guzman free kick. While LAFC extended their lead just after the break with Marco Ureña’sfirst career LAFC goal, Vytas scored less than a minute later to again narrow the home side’s advantage. But LAFC held on through the final 38 minutes to win and advance in the Open Cup.

Goals

  • 33' – LAFC – David Guzman (OG) | WATCH
  • 38' – LAFC – Carlos Vela | WATCH
  • 45+2' – POR – Julio Cascante | WATCH
  • 51' – LAFC – Marco Ureña | WATCH
  • 52' – POR – Vytas Andriuskevicius | WATCH

Three Things 

  • THE BIG PICTURE: Reaching the final four is always impressive in the Open Cup, all the more so for LAFC in their debut season. Their quest for silverware is still alive. Portland's unbeaten streak across all competitions is snapped at 14, although they are still cruising in league play.
  • MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Ureña has been a forward who has provided everything except goals this season for LAFC. Scoring his first, what turned out to be the winner, was likely a just reward.
  • MAN OF THE MATCH: Vela set up the own goal and scored another goal to keep the pressure on the Timbers, and he gets the nod in his first career U.S. Open Cup game.

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Houston Dynamo 4, Sporting Kansas City 2 | US Open Cup 2018 Match Recap


The Houston Dynamo weathered a 2nd-minute goal that put Sporting Kansas City ahead, and thanks to a match-changing Romell Quioto brace and two follow-up Mauro Manotas goals, the Dynamo persevered for a win 4-2 at home on Wednesday night, advancing to the U.S. Open Cup semifinal.
SKC made its only shot on goal of the first half count, with Johnny Russell capping a solo run to grab the early lead for the defending Open Cup champs. But Quioto's gorgeous free kick in the 35th minute brought Houston back level, and in the 65th minute, Quioto would propel the hosts into the lead by chesting down a long Darwin Ceren pass before finishing.
Manotas would then get on the scoreboard after some false starts, initially flubbing his second straight 1-on-1 opportunity against SKC 'keeper Tim Melia, before recovering to roll one past him, for what turned out to be the winning goal. Manotas added a more artful goal in the 88th minute to seal the match, though SKC's Yohan Croizet beat Ceren to a ball in the box to get one back in stoppage time.

Goals

  • 2' – SKC – Johnny Russell | WATCH
  • 35' – HOU – Romell Quioto | WATCH
  • 66' – HOU – Romell Quioto | WATCH
  • 69' – HOU – Mauro Manotas | WATCH
  • 88' – HOU – Mauro Manotas | WATCH
  • 90' + 3' – SKC – Yohan Croizet | WATCH

Three Things

  1. THE BIG PICTURE: Houston will advance to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals for the third time in its history, and the victory sets a nice tone for the next game on the Dynamo's calendar — the always-spirited Texas Derby against their FC Dallas rivals, currently holding the top seed in the West. For SKC, the USOC title defense is over earlier than they might have expected. Coach Peter Vermes will certainly have thoughts about this defensive performance to share with the team. (Judging from the tweet below, those thoughts started in the post-match press conference.)
  2. MOMENT OF THE MATCH: In a match with a few notable candidates, let's give it up for the Quioto free-kick equalizer. It provided the goal that Houston needed to get back into the match, and Messi, Ronaldo, or Kroos couldn't have placed it better or more authoritatively.
  3. MAN OF THE MATCH: Even before Quioto put his stamp on the match with two goals, he was pressing the tempo, chasing down loose balls near the end line, and looking to be the most motivated player on the field.

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Chicago Fire 4, Louisville City 0 | US Open Cup 2018 Match Recap


The Chicago Fire advanced to the semifinal round of the U.S. Open Cup for the first time since 2016 on Wednesday, after defeating USL side Louisville City 3-0 at Toyota Park.
The Fire took the lead in the 16th minute, as Nemanja Nikolic turned in Aleksandar Katai’scross with a glancing header. They doubled their lead in the 32nd minute, as a terrific individual effort by Katai on the counterattack led to a feed for Bastian Schweinsteiger, who set up Katai to finish the play he did so much work to complete.
Kyle Smith was issued a red card for a late challenge on Tony Tchani in the final 10 minutes, effectively sealing the win for Chicago against 10-man Louisville City, but Diego Campos got a late goal after Louisville goalkeeper Tim Dobrowolski dawdled on the ball. Elliot Collier piled on with a stoppage-time goal of his own. Louisville City got a second red card, after Magnus Rasmussen committed a foul on Tchani off the ball.

Goals

  • 16' – CHI – Nemanja Nikolic | WATCH
  • 32' – CHI – Aleksandar Katai | WATCH
  • 90' – CHI – Diego Campos | WATCH
  • 90+2' – CHI – Elliot Collier | WATCH

Three Things 

  • THE BIG PICTURE: It was a good run for Louisville City, but the Fire were very much the better side on the night. Chicago have actually made the semifinals five of the last six years, but with their history in the USOC they'll be looking for silverware.
  • MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Katai's goal was a beautiful team play that included considerable individual workrate from the Serbian.
  • MAN OF THE MATCH: With a goal and an assist, Katai is the obvious choice here, helping Chicago take the early lead and see it out against an opponent looking for an upset.

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Minnesota United FC 2, New England Revolution 1 | 2018 MLS Match Recap


Christian Ramirez and Darwin Quintero scored at both ends of the first half to help lift Minnesota United FC to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution Wednesday night at TCF Bank Stadium.
Ramirez put the Loons (8-11-1) in front in the 5th minute, pouncing on an errant headed ball by Jalil Anibaba and cleverly chipping over Matt Turner, who was off his line to play a potential back pass.
Quintero doubled Minnesota’s lead just before the break with a sensational solo effort, picking up the ball just inside the 18-yard box and dancing around four players before slipping a low shot inside the far post.
Diego Fagundez pulled the Revolution (7-6-7) a goal back in the 52nd minute, beating former teammate Bobby Shuttleworth with a penalty kick up the middle after Alexi Gomez pushed over Kelyn Rowe.
But Shuttleworth got the last laugh, diving to his right to push aside a possible equalizer by Krisztian Nemeth and making a reaction stop to rob Scott Caldwell from close range a few moments later.

Goals

  • 5’ - MIN - Christian Ramirez | WATCH
  • 45’+1’ - MIN - Darwin Quintero | WATCH
  • 52’ - NE - Diego Fagundez (PK) | WATCH

Three Things

  • THE BIG PICTURE: Unlike Saturday, Minnesota did well to manage the final 15 minutes and celebrated back-to-back wins for the third time this season, while New England will rue more individual mistakes defensively that were again costly.
  • MOMENT OF THE MATCH: This moment of individual brilliance from Quintero in first-half stoppage time proved to be the winner.
  • MAN OF THE MATCH: Bobby Shuttleworth was massive, making six saves against his former team and ensuring the Loons faithful were singing the Oasis classic “Wonderwall” after the final whistle.

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