NDSC Titans A (0:3) 1:4 Peace Arch FC
Before this game, all the guys on the team understood well that our team only needed a victory in this game. Therefore, from the first minutes of the game they took the initiative and began to systematically attack the home team’s goal. Sometimes it even felt like our team had several more players.Our opponent was not ready for this and in the 18th minute of the game, after a quick attack, A. Bhullar opened the scoring in the game. This only encouraged our guys. The pressure on the home team's goal only intensified and in the 36th and 38th minutes of the game our team increased the lead by scoring two twin goals. In both cases, A. Bhullar, in his style, rushed along the flank and laid out a pass to Liban, who shot the Titans goalkeeper twice at point-blank range. Our team's advantage in the first half was overwhelming. Our goalkeeper Eddy was clearly bored without work. In the second half of the game, Marvin and G. Sandhu appeared on the field in our team after a game break. And also Chala substituted Liban. The nature of the game in the second half did not change. Our team also had more possession of the ball and shot on goal more often. In the 60th minute of the game, substitute O. Ahmadian scored the fourth goal of the game. After that, our opponent managed to carry out a couple of attacks, one of which ended in a goal, but this did not affect the game in any way.
Confident victory and continuation of the fight for the top three.
1:4 is the final result of the game and our team is preparing to host another team from North Delta - the Royals team.
Langley City FC (2:2) 3:3 (7:5 PK`s) Peace Arch FC
It was a real cup battle according to all the laws of the genre.The toss choose a team from the second division as your opponent, so for us it was an excellent test of our strength.Looking ahead, we will say that our team was in no way inferior to our opponent. But at the beginning of the game there was still excitement and nervousness. And our more experienced and sophisticated opponent immediately skillfully took advantage of this. By the 16th minute of the game we were already losing 2:0. In the 12th minute, the townspeople opened the scoring with a penalty and in the 16th minute they doubled the lead. But there was no feeling that our team could lose big in the end. On the contrary, there was confidence that the whole struggle was ahead. At the 28th minute, our team's best scorer A.Bhullar, after an excellent quick combination with the participation of Issabre and Hussein, brought our team back into the game. And in the 41st minute of the game, after an assist from Javi, Hussein coolly threw the ball over the opposing goalkeeper. 2:2 and the teams went to the break. After the resumption of the game, our team seized the initiative, began to play the ball more and threaten the home team's goal more often.At the beginning of the second half, Axel had an excellent opportunity to score. He expertly received the ball in the opponent's penalty area, turned and fired powerfully at goal from close range. But the ball treacherously flew several centimeters over the crossbar. However, in the 68th minute of the game, Hussein corrected this situation and with a long-range strike brought our team ahead in this game. Losing 2:0, we not only equalized the match but also took the lead. Of course, this would not suit our opponents and they ran forward. Our team’s defenders defended well and tactically competently, but 7 minutes before the end of regular time the home team managed to equalize the game. Both teams faced a penalty shootout. Our goalkeeper Eddy confidently repelled the first shot and Hussein scored his goal, but after that luck turned away from our guys. We lacked composure a little, but our opponent took advantage of this chance. As a result, the home team won the penalty shootout 4:2.
It was a real cup battle!
This evening we lacked a little luck and maybe some experience in cup games. But still, we received a positive charge from this game and wish our opponent victories in the next rounds of the cup.
Peace Arch FC (2:0) 4:1 NDSC Falcons
This game was the last chance to maintain the fight for the top three in our pool. On Saturday we played with a direct competitor for the top three. Our opponent's motivation was no less than ours. Both teams only needed three points. The loss of points threatened to effectively end the fight for the top three. In the last game we lost a number of players due to injuries and had a shortage of defenders. In this game, the team abandoned their attacking style and started this match with four defenders and one defensive midfielder. We tried to close the middle of the field, not allowing the opponent to build their attacks from the middle of the field. However, in one of our first attacks we managed to score an early goal. Axel made an accurate pass to Bhullar, who quickly ran into the guests' penalty area and scored the first goal in the 7th minute. Then there was an absolutely equal fight without dangerous moments. Our team played very carefully in defense, not allowing the opponent to freely control the ball. And on the 29th minute, Axel, being in the middle of the field, saw another rush by Bhullar into the opponent’s penalty area, made a superb pass and Bhullar scored the second goal against the visitors. Then the game again turned into a positional battle in the middle of the field without any dangerous moments. The first half ended 2:0 in our favor. The second 45 minutes began with changes in our lineup. Javi, Julian, Jairo and team newcomer Johnny Alexander entered the field, who took the position of defensive midfielder, replacing Theo, who played flawlessly, also making his debut in our team.Our team continued to play very carefully in defense, maintaining an advantage in the score.There were still not many dangerous moments. You can remember Jairo's shot after which the ball hit the goal post. Julian had a good chance but missed the goal from close range. It seemed that the game would end like this, but in the 80th minute Axel turned on his cannon and scored the third goal with a long-range shot, which cleared up questions about the winner of this match. After this, the teams exchanged goals, with both goals scored from the penalty spot. At first the guests won one goal back, but in the 90th minute the Falcons brought down Jairo in the penalty area and McKay accurately converted his penalty kick.
A very important victory.
This victory allowed our team to continue the fight for the top three and, most importantly, gave us confidence in our abilities after two defeats in a row.
Abbotsford United C (0:0) 3:0 Peace Arch FC
It so happened that we were unable to assemble the strongest squad for this very important and responsible game this season. For various reasons, several players were unable to take part in the game. Both we and our opponent perfectly remembered our game, the result of which was canceled and the game was postponed to March. Therefore, from the first minutes both teams began to fight for the initiative and control of the ball. In the first half of the first half, our team did it better. However, in the middle of the first half of the game, the opponent managed to level the game and in general the first half ended in a natural draw 0:0.The second half of the game began with a good flank run by Bhullar, but the opposing goalkeeper came out of the gate in time and did not allow our player to shoot on goal.The second half of the game began with a quick flank pass by Bhullar, but the opposing goalkeeper came out of the gate in time and did not allow our player to shoot on goal. Then the home team took the lead in the game. After a corner kick, the ball flew to the opposingplayer and he scored a goal from close range. Immediately after this, our team could have come back, and Bhullar did everything to score, but the ball treacherously hit the goal post. A few minutes after Axel’s strike, the ball hit the crossbar. Unfortunately, this was the last worthwhile moment at the opponent's goal. The team simply did not have enough strength for more.Our opponent began to confidently control the ball and create chances near our goal. As a result, quite naturally he scored two more goals against us and confidently brought the game to victory.
We need to overcome this crisis as quickly as possible.
After the second defeat in a row, our team dropped out of the top three and occupies only fifth position in the standings. It seems that our team has found itself in a deepfunctional and psychological crisis from which it cannot yet get out.
Peace Arch FC (0:2) 0:2 Abbotsford Phoenix FC
Saturday's defeat to Phoenix greatly weakened our tournament position.The end of the season will be very difficult and unpredictable. Especially considering that we have to play twice with one of the leaders of our group.The beginning of this game did not foresee any surprises. From the first minutes we managed to take control of the ball and carry out quick attacks.Our opponent had three players suspended from the game at once and they lacked players on the bench. In the first minutes, we managed to create a scoring chance at the visitors' goal, but Liban could not beat the goalkeeper who was the best player of his team. However, our opponent very quickly got comfortable on the field and began to play extremely carefully in defense. The guests defended with great force using pressure and managed to close the free zones. And our old problem returned to us again. This is a slow game in the middle of the field and poor passing. Despite the fact that our team had more possession of the ball, we did not create any good chances.Our opponent defended very competently and stubbornly waited for his chance. This chance came in the 23rd minute of the game. The visiting player put the ball into play from out of bounds; the other, with one touch, in a high arc, sent the ball into our penalty area and the visiting striker successfully put his foot in and the ball flew into our goal. This was the opponent's first shot at our goal. I'm sure if you did this a dozen times, the ball wouldn't hit the goal. After that, the guests completely closed down but acted perfectly in defense. Our guys simply had no room to maneuver and were forced to constantly throw the ball behind the opposing defenders. The guests got a second chance a few minutes before the end of the first half of the game. Nuur Thaigo tackled a Phoenix midfielder in our penalty area. The referee confidently awarded an eleven-meter kick. The first half ended 2:0 in favor of the Abbatsford boys. During the break some substitutions were made. Chala entered the field and before that Jairo Reyes appeared. But, unfortunately, our team’s play has not changed. The guys still couldn’t overcome the opponent’s powerful layered defense; Moreover, the visiting goalkeeper played flawlessly, making several brilliant saves. Until the end of the game, the score did not change and this became the third defeat of our team this season.
Third loss of the season. It's time to stop.
Now three teams have the same number of points, and at least four teams have a chance of getting into the top three. Thus, all remaining games for our team will be final.
ASA Graduates (0:2) 0:7 Peace Arch FC
The end of the winter season takes place with long pauses. The last two match days were postponed due to bad weather.In 4 weeks the team had to play only the second game. Added to this was the heavy rain that covered the valley on Saturday. Therefore, the teams spent a long time getting used to the weather conditions and getting involved in the game. Although the first scoring chance at the graduates’ goal arose already at the beginning of the game. The ball hit the crossbar. For some time, the guys fought not only for an advantage on the field and with bad weather.The first goal was scored in the 22nd minute of the game. After a good pass from Liban, striker Issabre handled the ball perfectly and shot right on target. In the 33rd minute, A. Bhullar, who finally returned to the field, scored the second goal. He was assisted by Jairo. During the first half, our team had several good chances but did not use them. The teams went to the break with the score 2:0 in favor of the guests. Our team started the second half of the match much more actively and in the 49th minute Liban threw the ball over the opponent's goalkeeper from long range. A few minutes after Jairo’s shot, the goalkeeper saved the shot, but A.Bhullar was the first to finish (52`) After this, several substitution were made to the lineup. Our team’s play became even more lively and in the 59th minute Aubrey scored the fifth goal with a long-range shot. At the end of the game, the home team completely fell apart and Jairo managed to score a double in the 77th and 82nd minutes of the game. The final result of the match is 7:0 in our favor.
Great game in terrible weather.
We really hope that this victory after an unsuccessful game with All Utd FC will give us additional strength and we will be able to finish this season with dignity. There are very difficult games ahead of us.
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