De Rosario earns POTW nod for yet another dominating performance vs. TFC 21 May 2012 As we stated on the ballot, ““De Rosario was dominant, outside of two goals. If De Ro only played his former teams he’d break Roy Lassiter’s scoring record three times over.”
TFC’s Koevermans: “We’re just the worst team in the world at the moment” 20 May 2012 “We have nothing,” Koevermans said. “We’re just the worst team in the world at the moment, and our hope only we can get a point or win in the league. I’ve already said the words frustrating, horrible, horrendous, atrocious. It’s done.”
FC Edmonton leaves San Antonio beaten and bruised 20 May 2012 Both defender Paul Hamilton and midfielder Kenny Caceros were forced to leave the game at halftime with injuries. Defender Fabien Vorbe broke his nose in the first half after a collision with San Antonio Scorpion forward Walter Ramirez.
Draw with Sounders feels like a loss to the Whitecaps 20 May 2012 Leading 2-1 with only three minutes of stoppage time standing between a victory against the Seattle Sounders, the Vancouver Whitecaps conceded a 90th-minute goal to Fredy Montero.
10-man Red Bulls hand Impact its first MLS loss at home 20 May 2012 Saturday’s match also ended with a Red Bulls victory, this time a 2-1 triumph that had some of the 20,373 vocally registering their displeasure at the Impact’s inability to get the desired result, even after seeing the New York side play with 10 men for the final half hour of the game.
Goalkeeping carousel: Parker, Smits make the road trip for FCE, while Monsalve left at home 18 May 2012 And, for Saturday’s game in San Antonio — he can choose to give Lance Parker his first NASL start since last June, or he can stick with the hot hand with John Smits, who recorded a clean sheet against Atlanta last week.
Waiting on paperwork: Clarke Stadium likely won’t have new seats for next FCE home game 18 May 2012 “Due process” are the words coming from the team’s front office. The wheels of bureaucracy don’t turn very fast — that’s simply the nature of civic government.
Nakajima-Farran, Piette the only real surprises on Canada roster 17 May 2012 Of the 22 men named to the roster, only two — teenager Samuel Piette and veteran Issey Nakajima-Farran, who plays in Australia — would be considered eyebrow-raisers.
Deja vu: Whitecaps let TFC escape Vancouver with an advantage, again 17 May 2012 But, make no mistake: Even though the Whitecaps’ home legs of 2011 and 2012 had different feels — a game of wasted chances vs. a crazy comeback goal — the results were the same. Toronto FC escaped in each instance with a positive result — and a road goal.
Hassli’s thumping volley allows Whitecaps to draw level with TFC 17 May 2012 With the Vancouver Whitecaps down 1-0, the big Frenchman reached into his bag of magic tricks and pulled out one his finest efforts yet, hitting a powerful volley into the top right corner of Milos Kocic’s goal.