Canadian double-dip; Olympic disappointment, rays of light for the senior team 13 Oct 2015 On Tuesday night, Canada's men's national team played Ghana in a friendly in Washington, D.C. while the Canadian U-23 team played the United States in the third-place game of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.
Floro will be with U-23s; Michael Findlay to coach Canada tonight for Ghana friendly 13 Oct 2015 Both the Olympic-qualifying third-place game and the men’s senior team’s friendly are set for Tuesday night. Which Canadian team will Floro coach?
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 32/NASL Week 26 12 Oct 2015 With NASL having a shorter schedule than MLS, this was basically a catch-up week for the second division, which gives us a better idea on how NASL teams rank against the MLS sides when it comes to giving first-team minutes to Canadian players. And, we see Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio fall out of top spot in the Canadian minutes-played ranks. Atlanta’s Kyle Porter retakes the lead.
Miller on Eddies’ loss to Cosmos: “If we’re going to defend like that, we’re going to get what we deserve” 11 Oct 2015 The Eddies now trail the Tampa Bay Rowdies by one point for the fourth and final playoff spot in NASL. Both teams have three games left on their schedules. The Eddies are at Carolina Wednesday, then have a home-and-home with Jacksonville to end their season.
Canada spurns chances, makes key mistakes against Mexico 10 Oct 2015 Going into a game against a powerhouse like Mexico, you know Canada’s going to have precious few chances — so, to have any hope at all the conversion rate has got to be decent. Canada had three very good looks; Boakai misplayed the ball, Petrasso hit a poor penalty and Thomas's effort was close, but high.
Altitude, fatigue pose problems as Canadians prepare for U23 semifinal against Mexico 8 Oct 2015 Of course, Mexico is a powerhouse. But there are other factors at play, too. The game will be held in Sandy, Utah — which means the players have to deal with the challenges that a game at altitude presents. Canada played its first two group-stage matches in Kansas City, a loss to the United States and a win over Panama. Then, the Canadians travelled to the Denver area for its final group-stage game, and struggled to a 2-2 draw with Cuba at altitude.
Eddies will be Laing-less for big weekend match against the Cosmos 7 Oct 2015 In the previous five matches Laing has missed, the Eddies have earned just five out of a possible 15 points (1-2-2).
Canada stumbles to a draw with shorthanded Cuban side 7 Oct 2015 Yet, despite all of these edges, Canada could only manage a 2-2 draw in its CONCACAF Olympic qualifying group-stage finale. Canada had all the advantages, but the Cubans had the guts and, it has to be said, a far superior fitness level in the rarified air of the Denver suburbs.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 31/NASL Week 25 5 Oct 2015 As we get into the final weeks of the MLS and NASL seasons, the minutes-played-by-Canadians numbers continue to trend downward.
Ubiparipovic’s brace helps Fury beat Eddies, clinch NASL post-season spot 4 Oct 2015 Miller said that the Eddies knew coming into the game that the Fury was one of the best, if not the best, counterattacking sides in NASL. So, he was disappointed that the Eddies were caught on two counters.