Game Thread: TFC vs. River Plate

[fdasilva]

Match starts at 7:30 pm, go to Toronto FC TV and click on "Live Events" to watch the game live.

It's a chance to get more silverware. Even if it's the Carlsberg Cup.

[rocker]

i handed my tickets off to father and bro, so I'll be watching this online. very curious to see Gerba and White!

[rocktml]

Starting Line-ups?

[BuSaPuNk]

Anyone else's vid not working??

[fdasilva]

well game starts at 7:30, so I assume the feed will start then.

[Yohan]

http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp?catid=9&id=890

in case some people missed the link

[manic.street.preacher]

very curious to see Gerba and White!
^ i second that motion

[jloome]

Anyone else's vid not working??

Yeah, I'm on a mac, using firefox.

J

[boban]

So how do u blow this sucker up?

[ChrisLav]

Working for me now.

[fdasilva]

Live feed is working.

[ChrisLav]

In Firefox, right click on the video, go to Zoom, then Full-Screen

[WHITEY]

Vitti wearing the armband?

[boban]

In Firefox, right click on the video, go to Zoom, then Full-Screen
That sucks. To much res lost.
Wondering if one can just double the size (not full screen it).

[rocker]

it looks decent quality in full screen

[BuSaPuNk]

There we go now it's working....still really slow on the video side.

[rocker]

fuck there's way too many starters starting.. De Ro, Robbo, Guevara... hope they get those guys out at half.

[rocker]

There we go now it's working....still really slow on the video side.

not slow for me... perfect

[fdasilva]

Brian Edwards, Gomez, Ali Gerba starting

De Ro, Guevara starting

[manic.street.preacher]

vitti wearing the armband? ... i disapprove

[fdasilva]

Confirmed: Pablo Vitti is the captain, probably done because he's from Argentina?

[Yohan]

lol. vitti with captain's armband

i guess he can swear at spanish the best

[Bobo]

Again, working with neither Firefox nor IE. What the fuck! Ah well, Spanish it is.

[fdasilva]

Gabe Gala also starting.

[Yohan]

Luke Wileman doing the commentator's job

[fdasilva]

Velez making a weird clearance...

[manic.street.preacher]

velez :picard:

[manic.street.preacher]

i know it's only a friendly but it pains me to see the stands that empty

[fdasilva]

Gala with an excellent cross that De Ro almost attached to.

[Luanda]

neither firefox nor explorer for me

[Bobo]

The game has started already? Spanish dudes still yapping in the studio.

[Yohan]

----------Edwards
Wynne-Velez-Gomez-Brennan
-----Robinson-Guevara
--Vitti---DeRosario--Gala
----------Gerba

[H Bomb]

15 min in bobo....start ignoring this thread

[Krasno.pL.]

Ughhh i hate Sylviuuuuuuu! hahah

[Yohan]

ah SA football. goes down too easy

[Bobo]

15 min in bobo....start ignoring this thread

LOL theres vid now. No in game audio though, just the spanish announcers from the studio.

[TFC 420]

I wanna see Gerba get 1 in his first match with TFC!

[H Bomb]

i want 4

[Luanda]

I got audio now but no video!

[fdasilva]

stupid velez, why doesnt he kick that out for a throw instead of a corner??

[Corpand]

Velez = bad. Im sorry but mentally he's just not there, taking stupid decisions.

[manic.street.preacher]

wtf just happened? ... did anyone else lose their feed?

[TFC 420]

Mine is still working.

[fdasilva]

I just got around to thinking how the Brennan vs. Ronaldo battle will pan out on Aug. 7...

[Stryker]

Gomez has looked pretty good so far. Holding his own one on one with the fleet footed Argentinians.

[BuSaPuNk]

I just got around to thinking how the Brennan vs. Ronaldo battle will pan out on Aug. 7...

It will be a fucking slaughter. Jimmy B will play like we all know he can

[Yohan]

I just got around to thinking how the Brennan vs. Ronaldo battle will pan out on Aug. 7...
oh god. that's going to be so ugly

[manic.street.preacher]

24th minute :D

[fdasilva]

Thing is, even if TFC sent 2 or 3 defenders on Ronaldo, there would still be Benzema and Kaka (assuming they all start at the same time, they'll probably pity us though).

[fdasilva]

De Ro called for offisde

[fdasilva]

OMG Gerba didn't put that in!?!

then again, it was passed behind him

[H Bomb]

thats pretty funny

[TFC 420]

velez is PR's national team captain, WTF!

No wonder they suck!

[Yohan]

what was that lol

[manic.street.preacher]

how is that not in?!?!?!

[Corpand]

Gerba's almost goal is a clear example of how a player not used to playing on turf cannot judge the first bouce of a ball.

[Inswingingwingman]

Wow Gerba....almost great pass...

[Stryker]

How very Barrett of him.

[Yohan]

i like Gala's hustle so far

[Moe911]

Gerba's almost goal is a clear example of how a player not used to playing on turf cannot judge the first bouce of a ball.

Exactly what i was just thinking.

[manic.street.preacher]

solid start from gala

[BuSaPuNk]

i like Gala's hustle so far

Me too. Very impressed with his game so far.

[TFC 420]

solid start from gala
He hasn't had many opportunities so he's gotta impress (MoJo).

[Stryker]

Curse of the poster? LOL.
He made a blunder there but showed good speed in recovering.

[manic.street.preacher]

haha he got some nice jeers for those dance moves

[fdasilva]

err, i think you're confusing Gala with Gomez, Stryker

[DaBandit]

Me too. Very impressed with his game so far.

+1... very impressed, good speed, touch and has made a couple of excellent crosses..

[manic.street.preacher]

err, i think you're confusing Gala with Gomez, Stryker
^ yup, gomez had the give away

[Stryker]

err, i think you're confusing Gala with Gomez, Stryker
I know who I was talking about. People just slipped in a couple of replies before I got mine in.

[TFC 420]

Barrett in the midfield?

I gotta see this.

[fdasilva]

Cool, we can get 2 trophies in 3 days, if we win the Carlsberg Cup today, and the Trillium Cup on Saturday vs. Columbus

[Yohan]

Barrett played RW quite a few times. That's not something really new for Barrett

anyone else's stream being really choppy?

[fdasilva]

excellent turn by vitti, robbo with the header and gala with the rebound. TFC playing really well even with the youngsters playing.

[manic.street.preacher]

oh Robbo!

[Yohan]

damn. so close.

[shwade]

dude was already down, come on

[Inswingingwingman]

Is every ref stupid or what?

[H Bomb]

that was a yellow y'all

[fdasilva]

hmm cummins watching from a higher vantage point, while dasovic is on the touchline. Does this mean Cummins is leaving like Carver? :P

excellent opportunity again for Gerba!

[Stryker]

We've had a number of rookies impress and show they have a solid future.
From everything I've seen in the last 2 years, Gabe Gala, is not one of them.

[Yohan]

hmm cummins watching from a higher vantage point, while dasovic is on the touchline. Does this mean Cummins is leaving like Carver? :P

this would make sense only if it was a regular league game ;)

[Yohan]

We've had a number of rookies impress and show they have a solid future.
From everything I've seen in the last 2 years, Gabe Gala, is not one of them.
what game have you been watching? Gala's been one of the best players on the pitch so far

[TFC 420]

that was a yellow y'all
that was a late tackle. 100% agree thats a yellow.

[BuSaPuNk]

Half over....pretty good half....seemed to dominate possession.....wonder what changes will be made during halftime?

[pekduck]

sigh gerba... come on...

[jloome]

what game have you been watching? Gala's been one of the best players on the pitch so far

With the exception of one game where he was anonymous at left back, he has always played well for us, when given a chance. He'll be a good winger in a couple of years.

[manic.street.preacher]

wow, those are some spectacular ultimate fans

[fdasilva]

Gala's played really well, his crosses have been exceptionally good.

[Jamaicanadian]

Half over....pretty good half....seemed to dominate possession.....wonder what changes will be made during halftime?


:flare:OBW:flare:

[Stryker]

With the exception of one game where he was anonymous at left back, he has always played well for us, when given a chance. He'll be a good winger in a couple of years.

Another Johann Smith IMO.
No touch. No control.

[gtaguy]

white has to come in.. im dying to see this kid play... the moment has arrived..:scarf::drum::scarf:

[Stryker]

white has to come in.. im dying to see this kid play... the moment has arrived..:scarf::drum::scarf:
Bigtime.

[BuSaPuNk]

I'm sure OBW will come in....can't wait to see the kid play

[fdasilva]

Nana, Garcia, Barrett, Dichio, and OBW on

[BuSaPuNk]

Dichio and OBW!!

[manic.street.preacher]

ahhhh so excited!! !! !!! !!!

[mmmikey]

gala just looks young to me. full of piss and vinegar, little refinement. yet. like all prospects it's always a question of whether they continue to develop or plateau. he has had a good first half, we could use some nice crosses like that.

[gtaguy]

Dichio and OBW!!


i don't know if dichio would work with obw.. but none the less i am excited as fuck to see this kid on the field... :scarf::flare::scarf:

[Stryker]

Hahahaha! Did you see Big DD swat that River Plate player away who was leaning on him.. classic.

[fdasilva]

why not? Dichio the target man, big and strong, OBW full of pace.

[manic.street.preacher]

river plate v. everton in EDM? ... what's the buzz on that, stryker?

[Intru]

velez is PR's national team captain, WTF!

No wonder they suck!

Velez is our captain so what? How do we suck, have you ever seen us play? Its not our falt soccer almost dint exist 10 years ago Velez is an inspiration he manage to make it to the top flight coming from a country that only had a hand full of teams when he played at the amature level and a horrible youth system. He may not be great, he never was or is our best player, but his a trailblazer in PR soccer.

[Stryker]

river plate v. everton in EDM? ... what's the buzz on that, stryker?
Im as shocked as you are. First Ive heard of it. I think I might just have to attend that.
Nethier are teams I particularily care for but how often do I get the chance to see quality soccer here.

[manic.street.preacher]

Nethier are teams I particularily care for but how often do I get the chance to see quality soccer here.
^ my thoughts exaxtly ... (go river plate, though :D)

[Stryker]

Unless I missed something when I went for a smoke I`d say that Edwards has played flawlessly so far. Thats reassuring.

[fdasilva]

Gala with an excellent header, just needed to be a bit lower and it would've flown into the top right corner.

[Stryker]

Ok now Im seeing some great play from Gala. Great hustle.

[Yohan]

wow. good cross from Velez on his weaker foot

[Yohan]

^ my thoughts exaxtly ... (go river plate, though :D)
are you a scouse by chance? ;)

[Inswingingwingman]

In firefox right click on the feed and go to full screen.

Everytime something exciting happens it seems to freeze a bit though, either small or large.

[Yohan]

Edwards showing a lot of confidence. even if he didn't have to make any hard saves

[Stryker]

I hope they bring Gerba back and pair him with White for the last 15 minites.

[manic.street.preacher]

not having a very deep bench has been something that has always scared me ... but now with gerba on board and OBW healthy, gala showing promise, and edwards looking solid ... i'm a little less worried about this 7 game stretch

[Bobo]

Did I just see DeRo and Brennan come back on? I never knew that could be done.

[Razcle]

I have only just joined up...game seems to be not bad thus far...who has owned the majority of chances? How close is this RP squad to their top 11?

[fdasilva]

I like this tourney's rules, De Ro and Brennan coming BACK in after resting for the first 15 min of the 2nd half.

TFC has played really well, our defense has really restricted River to long range efforts, and our offense is looking pretty good too. To give River the benefit of the doubt, they are playing a bunch of reserves.

[manic.street.preacher]

are you a scouse by chance? ;)
what makes you think that? :D

[Razcle]

Did I just see DeRo and Brennan come back on? I never knew that could be done.


Unlimited subs in friendlies!

[Razcle]

what is the attendance for this match? 12,000? annoying girls close to the game mic.

[Bobo]

Unlimited subs in friendlies!

Hmm, always thought it was limited to the number of guys starting on the bench.

Lets score a goal and waste an infinite amount of time with subs!

[Yohan]

what makes you think that? :D
you smell like one ;)

[Mojo]

These squealing girls are really annoying.

[fdasilva]

Hmm, we could win our first cup in front of our home fans today :D

[Stryker]

WOAh!
THAT WAS FUCKING DIRTY!

Bastard checked DeRo.

[TFC 420]

Can we sub in Frei for the PKs? lol

[Stryker]

Can we sub in Frei for the PKs?
Why Frei has never saved a PK. Edwards has.... a few times.

[fdasilva]

wtf is with these annoying girls?!

[manic.street.preacher]

you smell like one ;)
:cryin: we are no longer friends :p

ok ... games ends 0-0, who would you pick to take the pks?

DeRo, Dichio, Guevara, OBW, Vitti

[Stryker]

:cryin: we are no longer friends :p

ok ... games ends 0-0, who would you pick to take the pks?

DeRo, Dichio, Guevara, OBW, Vitti

Not Vitti. He`ll choke.

[Inswingingwingman]

The girls are the playboy playmates lingere cheerleaders. They were supposed to be on the sideline but would not cheer unless there was real grass......LOL.

[Banjax]

Not Vitti. He`ll choke.
True we should put barre....oh wait nvm:rolleyes:

[Inswingingwingman]

by scouse you mean a reds supporter..?

[Stryker]

If this goes to PK`s and Edwards make a pair of saves I`m telling you Cummins will have a tough choice for saturday. Edwards has been SOLID.

[manic.street.preacher]

Not Vitti. He`ll choke.
i may not really have liked the decision to give him the armband to start ... but his form has improved as of late, and i think it'd be great for him to show up him countrymen

[Bobo]

Brennan off again after 10 mins? This is getting sort of stupid.

[Yohan]

:cryin: we are no longer friends :p

*clutches heart in dramatic fashion* :p

meh. RP is treating this like a scrimmage. too many position rotation means the lads can't really get anything going

[manic.street.preacher]

niiice edwards!

[Stryker]

Edwards looks fucking INTENSE. Thats a man who wants a starting job.

[Yohan]

go edwards!

he looks like a psycho though

[Stryker]

Wicked. Gerba and White together the last 10 mins. Exactly what I wanted.

[Razcle]

20005 announced attendance??? WTF?

[manic.street.preacher]

sooo ... Gerba, OBW, Vitti, Dichio and Barrett?

[Razcle]

Gomez is so raw......He is not ready to jump up with the big boys.

[gtaguy]

this bringing back in players is abserd.. i bet you people will call us on this. never in my life have i seen this done..but i guess its possible..

[mmmikey]

u can't say cummins isn't going for the win... there is 5 strikers out there! ;)

[pepher]

this bringing back in players is abserd.. i bet you people will call us on this. never in my life have i seen this done..but i guess its possible..

I know, I'm following online in class and it seems players are coming in and going out like my team on Sundays!!!

[Hugh Jazz]

Man alive Vitti!

[Dub Narcotic]

zzzzzzz

[Stryker]

LOL. Barretts weighted passes are horrible. To be expected though.

[mmmikey]

this bringing back in players is abserd.. i bet you people will call us on this. never in my life have i seen this done..but i guess its possible..

i have mixed feelings. traditionalist in me thinks its an abomination. the TFC fan in me thinks this will give us more flexibility to rest some guys and let them play with new formations. it's nice for the coach that's for sure.

[TFCWEST]

holy crap, where's all of our fans? talk about sparse.

[Bobo]

extra time or straight to kicks?

EDIT - nvm. :(

[manic.street.preacher]

3 minutes extra time

[Stryker]

Barrett worked so hard there coming back. Such a hard worker. What a shame he can`t finish.

[manic.street.preacher]

time

[fdasilva]

LMAO there is a REALLY short river plate player there.

[gtaguy]

penalty shootout... okay just make sure guevara is last to hit it.. .. super last

[Razcle]

holy crap, where's all of our fans? talk about sparse.

Announced attendance of 20,005

[Stryker]

I predict a pair of saves by Edwards. The man is focused.

[pekduck]

please.. no barrett...

[manic.street.preacher]

penalty shootout... okay just make sure guevara is last to hit it.. .. super last
^ can guevara even take it? ... i don't know the rules for friendlies ...

[WHITEY]

At least the Carlsburg Cup looks better than last years!

[manic.street.preacher]

shooting at the south end? ... niiice

[TFC_Chris]

My choices:
Dichio
Velez
OBW
Gerba
Vitti
If necessary - Barrett

[Nerepis]

^ can guevara even take it? ... i don't know the rules for friendlies ...

I think only the players on the field at the end of the game.

[manic.street.preacher]

Dichio, OBW, Gerba, Vitti, Barrett then

[fdasilva]

Gerba first

[fdasilva]

Gerba is our new penalty taker... fantastic penalty!

[manic.street.preacher]

Gerba :D

[Stryker]

Gerba = Cannon
....



scores

[fdasilva]

Dichio next

[Banjax]

http://i27.tinypic.com/2dtsku0.jpg

[fdasilva]

oh Danny Dichio... *shakes head*

2-1 for River

[manic.street.preacher]

oh geez

[Stryker]

I had a feeling Dichio would be our man to miss. Damn.

[fdasilva]

YES!!! River misses!

[Stryker]

Thank you God.

[manic.street.preacher]

holy goal posts!!!

[fdasilva]

BLOODY HELL, VITTI what the hell!?!?

[pekduck]

wtf vitti...

[manic.street.preacher]

prove me right vitti :D

... nevermind ... :(

[Krasno.pL.]

Ehh Baggioooooo

[TFC_Chris]

Man, it's a repeat of last year against Pachuca....

[fdasilva]

LMFAO River MISSES just like VITTI

[Stryker]

Vitti chokes and skies it.
Did I call that one or what.

[TFCWEST]

this is really pathetic

[Krasno.pL.]

WOW these guys cant hit the target hahaha

[SanStarko]

Right, so neither us or RP are any good at penaltys then.

[Banjax]

Oh Please Barrett

[Razcle]

come on rooney!

[fdasilva]

Barrett Equalizes

[pekduck]

good shot chad!

[manic.street.preacher]

i have never been a barrett doubter ... and my faith is rewarded :D

[Stryker]

Atta boy Chad. Im happy for him.

[fdasilva]

We need to score the next one... oh crap, GARCIA>?!?!

[pekduck]

garcia??

[fdasilva]

Garcia Yesss!!!

[pekduck]

wow garcia

[manic.street.preacher]

sweet finish for garcia!!!!!

[Stryker]

Knew Garcia would score. Not cause hes good but cause hes a pro. Calm.

[TFC_Chris]

Barrett had a hilarious scowl taking the penalty....

[fdasilva]

damnit, VELEZ??!? LMFAO.

[pekduck]

why.. velez.... come on

[fdasilva]

Yaya Velez Lmfao...

[TFCWEST]

you gotta be f8ing kidding velez

[pekduck]

..... you fool.... marco.....

[Stryker]

Velez... how did I know he`d be the man to kill the dream.

[TFC_Chris]

Wow....almost an exact carbon copy of last year...

[manic.street.preacher]

wtf?

[mmmikey]

velez... haha too poetic.

[Banjax]

so wait why did Velez go for the PK?

[Krasno.pL.]

Hahahhahahaha WHY WITH THE FOOKEN POWER.. place the fucking shot

[fdasilva]

why am i not surprised? This was Velez' way of getting back at all of us for being on his back

[manic.street.preacher]

i have this familiar taste in my mouth ... can't quite place it ... it's rather bitter ...

[Kaz]

I kinda place this one on that horrible miss by gerba in the first half. But still a good training exercise for our reserve players :)

[Bobo]

Were DeRo and Guevara off the field at full time?

[Dub Narcotic]

TFC has lost the Carlsberg Cup. I hope I can recover emotionally enough to go cut the grass now.

[Nerepis]

Good call on the MOTM

[pekduck]

like.. honestly.. .velez???

where's OBW?

[Corpand]

Velez shot his way into the big groove that his ass will be making on the bench.

Fuk'n penalties

[Super]

Who cares. It was a friendly.

Don't worry, be happy. No injuries!

[Daveisonfire]

Just got in...whats going on? I can't get the feed working so I figure the game's done?

[Dub Narcotic]

Who cares. It was a friendly.

Don't worry, be happy. No injuries!

Attakora was taken off injured.

[fdasilva]

hey, it might be the carlsberg cup, but it wouldve been our first cup win at home... i dont care what the trophy is.

[manic.street.preacher]

where's OBW?
^ my thoughts exactly

[Yeoman]

Who cares. It was a friendly.

Don't worry, be happy. No injuries!

that's what I say too
don't worry
we have another useless cup to win this weekend, ugh

[Yohan]

i have this familiar taste in my mouth ... can't quite place it ... it's rather bitter ...
oh god. you leave yourself so wide open for this one ;)

meh. useless friendly. it was a scrimmage, so take it for what it is

Obrien White looks REALLY rusty. He's going to need like another couple weeks before he's going to contribute

[loconet]

Hey guys, I think Vitti wants to go home lol.

[TFCWEST]

where the heck were our fans? All I heard were those annoying RP girls freaking out.

[manic.street.preacher]

hey, it might be the carlsberg cup, but it wouldve been our first cup win at home... i dont care what the trophy is.

+1 :scarf: ... still, we got a good look at our new additions and reserve players, and they handled themselves pretty good

[Stryker]

Well I hoped Cummins learned a couple things that should be pretty obvious from this little exercise.
Vitti, while incredibley skilled, is a choker. If he has a moment to think, he`ll never hit the net. Velez.... well he won`t be here next season anyway so why bother.
And lastly Gerba should be the new PK taker till he does something to lose it.

[jabbronies]

where the heck were our fans? All I heard were those annoying RP girls freaking out.

The stadium isn't mic'd properly

[Jamaicanadian]

....Obrien White looks REALLY rusty.......

+1...Was gonna post that!

[pekduck]

still can't get over the fact of having marco taking the pk ahead of OBW and all the other midfielders

[TFC USA]

So what was the final score?

I know we lost on penalties since we are the worst penalty shooting team in the history of soccer.

[Jamaicanadian]

Gerba looks promising ...1 bad miss...1 good shot with a better save...

[Super]

Attakora was taken off injured.

Okay, shit, I missed that part. Must have been during one of my massive yawns. Hope he's okay.

[Super]

So what was the final score?

I know we lost on penalties since we are the worst penalty shooting team in the history of soccer.

They won 4-3. Gerba, Barrett and Garcia scored. Dichio, Vitti and Velez missed.

[Stryker]

I really thought Edwards would make at least one save. He played a good game and deserved a win.

[Lucky Strike]

Face it everyone, TFC were doomed the moment the match went to penalties.

[manic.street.preacher]

oh god. you leave yourself so wide open for this one ;)

:rofl: yeah, my bad, things just don't translate into text well

[TFCWEST]

so I pretty much missed the whole game. Any standouts? Did the Gambians play? How'd Gerba do?

[Jamaicanadian]

Steady Eddie did look solid!

[gtaguy]

Ehh Baggioooooo


roflmao

[gtaguy]

Obrien White looks REALLY rusty. He's going to need like another couple weeks before he's going to contribute


no joke.. but i saw a few flashes that excite..

[Stryker]

OBW looked impressive physically though. Great acceleration and speed. Especially for a big man.

[Super]

I'm excited about all our attacking options. Two new strikers added to the list of available players today. That's just awesome!