MLS NEXT Pro: Earthquakes II - MNUFC2 (Sunday, 4/12) pre/in/postgame thread [R]

They are playing at 2 PM on a Monday?

 

It looks like a 7pm Sunday game at Paypal on the Quakes II's website.

 

It's supposed to stop raining by noon or so on Sunday and then no rain for days.

 

Not the best Quakes 2 game. They are getting outplayed and very lucky to be up 1-0. Now Rajagopal out with a red and it’ll be rough to get points out of this one.

No one standing out too much. I always like how KK plays and I think Dossman is a real solid CB. Better than Floriani IMO. Mendoza’s been good..

The guys who are not playing are probably gonna be on the USOC roster: Adimabua, Floriani, Buck, Fernandez,… Mendoza is playing so he problem won’t be on the roster. All the aforementioned traveled to KC so there’s that too.

 

I actually went to the game. The Quakes did a good job holding the lead in the 2nd half. They did more or less bunker - when Minnesota had possession in our half, they kind of formed a line of like 7 on top of the box! But it worked. Minnesota did have some good chances though, that either went over the bar or off the post, and Crockford stuffed one breakaway in the 1st half. (BTW what happened to Montali? He's got a 1st team roster spot, as does Crockford but has been nowhere to be seen).

Bohane and De Flores both started and played the whole game, or close to that. They both have more or less blond hair, similar build and wear numbers in the 90's so it's hard to tell them apart. Bohane is the more blond guy. They will heretofor be known as "The Stanford Blond Guys". They may not be super skilled but they both battle hard. De Flores played right back, which I don't think he would normally play, but he did pretty well.

BTW sounds like the new home of Quakes 2 is gonna be USF. Next game is there I think.

 

Maybe he should just go to a Stanford game, for his heavenly experience.

Yes, they tried to counter and almost had a 2nd goal when Mendoza had a pretty good chance, but alas too close to the keeper. The chances would usually come when someone would get the ball in space on a counter and beat his man. I think Donnery did it once or twice and maybe one of The Stanford Blond Guys also.

Bummer that they're gonna play at USF. I think maybe I'll make it to one game. It's not convenient for public transit and I'm not too keen on driving up there.