MLS Cup Playoffs - October 28 - Charlotte (Away)

[mgarbowski]

Instant Replay covers the Zaha double yellow and says the first was maybe a bit harsh but the second could or should have been a straight red.

Also addresses the PK called against Martins and agrees with the overturn.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Zaha received an additional fine for his red card on Saturday, so he will be available for Game 2 in the Bronx.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1980735191074115924

 

[Gene]

Charlotte FC vs New York City FC
Bank of America Stadium (6:45PM ET)
REF: Jon Freemon
AR1: Jeffrey Greeson
AR2: Tyler Wyrostek
4TH: Allen Chapman
VAR: Timothy Ford
AVAR: Craig Lowry

 

[joe]

Are they ever going to play this game?

 

[FootyLovin]

Good morning all you John Stertzers.

It is playoff game day bitches.

 

[CCMore]

 

[Marito]

Good morning all you John Stertzers.

It is playoff game day bitches.

that's the guy with the ponytail who got subbed-in and out after 20 minutes?

 

[Shwafta]

luckily this game can't go to 18 innings

 

[Gotham Gator]

luckily this game can't go to 18 innings

18 penalties?

 

[Gene]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1983288352691638280

 

[ZYanksRule]

Interesting. Surprised to see no Wolf, surprised to see Haak, Perea, O'Neill all in the XI. Is this too defensive? This is the team you start if you think it's going to be a street fight.

 

[ezbeezy214]

Think the no width is risky

 

[413Blue]

Interesting. Surprised to see no Wolf, surprised to see Haak, Perea, O'Neill all in the XI. Is this too defensive? This is the team you start if you think it's going to be a street fight.

Definitely a surprise. This is probably a result of the compressed schedule for this series. Hold things tight tonight, hoping to squeak out a point or at the very worst a 1 goal loss, then unleash on them on Saturday.

 

[Gene]

Here's something you may find interesting. My son just told me he heard if this series goes the distance game 3 in Charlotte will be played Friday 11/7 at 12 noon. Of course I can't confirm this yet, but I looked at the MLS web page and they have the start time as TBD and a check of the schedule shows the Panthers have a home game 2 days later. So that start time could be a possibility.

 

[moogoo]

Definitely a surprise. This is probably a result of the compressed schedule for this series. Hold things tight tonight, hoping to squeak out a point or at the very worst a 1 goal loss, then unleash on them on Saturday.

a loss is a loss whether it's 1 goal or 10 goals. i think we should play to win and end the series on saturday at home.

this lineup looks like a double 10? we're clogging up the middle for sure.

let's hope that terrible fake grass doesn't give too many horrible bounces against us.

 

[mgarbowski]

Is this too defensive?

It seems extremely so.

Also, on first look at the graphic and text I was wondering why Thiago Martins is copyrighted.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Glenn and Matty say Perea is playing on the wing up front.

Second consecutive coach that doesn't want to start Julian and Ojeda in a playoff game. Maybe it's not the coaching.

 

[413Blue]

It seems extremely so.

Also, on first look at the graphic and text I was wondering why <redacted by 413blue> is copyrighted.

Did you get express written permission to type that?

 

[Gene]

Sounds like Cangialosi is handling PBP.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Sounds like Cangialosi is handling PBP.

Callum Williams on FS1 if you prefer that.