PBP: Vancouver Whitecaps FC - San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, 5/5) in-game thread [R]

I have a bad feeling about this match, it has all the signs of a trap game.

 

Dawkins may have more trouble with the experienced Lee.

 

Plastic rubber pitch is a joke!

 

As far as streams are concerned, atdhenet.tv is working for me but not firstrowsports.eu.

 

Ah, these announcers. "Like butter through a knife." How much sleep have they had?

 

Kind of sluggish so far....

 

I don't agree. Have you played on it? It's really nice. It's way better than Buck Shaw, where everyone is slipping and big pieces are being torn up.

 

Wondo!

 

Wondo!

 

Chavez may very well be the best off season pickup we've ever had with the exception of Wondo.

 

Yes I have and I hate it. Don't like the burning sensation when you slide tackle and unfortunately, I do a lot of that.....

Soccer is meant to be played on natural grass!

 

Magnificent. I saw Joe exiting far right.

 

The Whitecaps are doing a high-pressure defense which the Quakes always have trouble with (most notably against Salt Lake). The productive forays and the goal come from extremely quick passing and reducing the dribbles and contemplative passing. Dawkins is doing really well - I think Moreno would be swamped in this game.

 

I just hike up my socks and wear compression shorts. But passing is infinitely better on turf than anything except a perfect grass field.

Well, grass isn't meant to grow that far north and nature trumps the rules of games.

 

I don't believe that. It rains a lot in England and Northern Europe and they still play on grass so I think its just an excuse not to use grass. Anyway, doesn't BC Place roof open & close or is that Toronto's Sky Dome?

 

Quakes have all the possession, but they haven't been dangerous at all. Vancouver look panicky.

 

Ouch!

 

Gol Vancouver. Not surprising, they've gotten some chances. I hope we can step it up.

 

We aren't playing well and we're giving the ball away far too easily, with that being said the official is pure shit. There wasn't any foul on the FK that led to the goal. I'm also not happy we're playing longball to Lenhart, it's kind of like hoof it to Steve and hope he manages to trap it. Very unhappy with this first half.