Impact rests many regulars, then enjoys most impressive 90 minutes of the season 6 May 2012A match against SKC? Sure loss, right? Wrong. The Impact won its first ever road game, 2-0 over the hosts and, frankly, put together the most impressive 90 minutes in the club’s short MLS history.
Win over Earthquakes shows off the Whitecaps’ depth 6 May 2012He left it late, but Eric Hassli’s 94th minute stoppage-time winner gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at BC Place, sending the 19,271 fans home happy.
TFC striker Ryan Johnson can’t hide frustration after Reds set dubious MLS record 6 May 2012"It's just unbearable," said striker Ryan Johnson. "Something's not right. Something has to change. I can't go on like this, it's eating me up inside."
Blame FCE’s losses, not City of Edmonton, for poor attendance at Commonwealth Stadium 3 May 2012The number was painful to read, painful to report. In a concrete monolith of a stadium that’s built to seat more than 60,000, just 2,777 people came to see FC Edmonton play the Vancouver Whitecaps in their first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal.
FCE learns some tough lessons from the Whitecaps 3 May 2012“When you see the game, you see the difference in the way we play,” said FCE coach Harry Sinkgraven after the match. “They are more mature, you can see that. In battles, they are stronger. We lost too many individual battles.”
TFC gets stalemate at Olympic Stadium 3 May 2012Playing to a draw is usually the best a road team can hope for. Toronto FC came out of the first leg of its Amway Canadian Championship encounter with the Montreal Impact having achieved its objective, playing to a scoreless tie and setting the stage for next Wednesday’s second game.
Wondolowski wins Player of the Month honour 2 May 2012Chris Wondolowski was the first man in MLS to score on the Vancouver Whitecaps this season — and it’s one of the reasons he was selected the league’s Player of the Month for April.
Whitecaps have done their homework on FC Edmonton 2 May 2012While Wednesday’s first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal marks the first time that FC Edmonton and the Whitecaps will face each other competitively, Vancouver coach Martin Rennie is all too familiar with the Eddies.
FCE focused on not allowing Whitecaps to get an away goal 1 May 2012Keep it clean.That’s the prevailing message from FC Edmonton’s final training session before Wednesday’s Amway Canadian Championship semifinal first leg against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Lenhart edges out Maicon Santos for POTW award 30 Apr 2012It’s not unprecedented, but it is rare when a Player of the Week winner gets the nod for less than a half’s worth of work.But that’s the case this week, as San Jose Earthquake Steven Lenhart edged out D.C. United’s Maicon Santos for the Player of the Week Award.
