MLS NEXT Pro: Earthquakes II - Whitecaps FC 2 (Saturday, 5/9) pre/in/postgame thread [R]

Did Quakes 2 make 6 substitutions? I know Vancouver had a player go off in the 1st half with injury but it didn't look like a head injury....

Also KK was the only unused field player sub, while we subbed on 3 academy players. Wonder what they were saving him for...

 

Hm that's only supposed to be allowed if Vancouver had designated their 1st-half sub as a concussion sub, in which case the Quakes would get a 6th sub as well. Or maybe there is a Next Pro local rule about this...

 

Well that was fun - just watched the replay of the match on youtube. Another great goal by Tomo - I've seen that move before - fake with the right, crossover to his left, far post curler. Money. This team has a lot of players who are playing well. The Stanford Blond Guys™, Mendoza, H(Eisner), Tomo, Mendoza, Montali made a nice save on a PK (is he really behind Crock?), Rajagopal is always solid, Dossman, Donnery, etc. Even Jermaine Spivey played well and had an assist! Honestly it's the only time I've seen him play well. I thought it was KK at first (I think the announcer called him KK also - that announcer is not necessarily the brightest bulb in the pack). Also, Kikuchi doesn't get many minutes but impresses me every time he plays. And I think that's the first time I've seen Alex Ling. Also looked very good.

 

Cumulative score against the WhiteCaps this weekend: SJ 7 - 2 Vancouver.

That's how it works, right?

 

BTW the turf at Negoesco looks terrible. It looks like mini-golf putting carpet. I hope it plays better than it looks, or doesn't cause 3rd degree rug burns when slide on it. But the stadium has a vibe, the way it's tucked in a neighborhood with tall trees, etc. Very SF.