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Calgary Herald
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Cavalry FC falls to Vancouver FC in penalties in Canadian Championship quarters
Article content Another chase for the Canadian Championship is over for Cavalry FC. Article content A loss in a penalty shootout to visiting Vancouver FC on Tuesday night at ATCO Field left the Calgary club heartbroken and ended this year's run for the Voyageurs Cup, despite what looked like perhaps the team's best opportunity to track down the coveted — and elusive — honour. Article content 'I think obviously we're disappointed,' said Cavalry midfield star Shamit Shome after the 1-1 result, decided by penalty kicks that favoured the Vancouver squad 5-4 at Spruce Meadows. 'We wanted to push together to get to the semifinals for the first time in a while. Article content Article content 'It's just that's the reality of PKs. Anything can happen.' Article content Article content A win, indeed, would've pushed Cavalry onto the penultimate round of 'The Battle of the North' — a place the club reached once before back in the inaugural season. Article content Six years later and with both a league and playoff championship under their belts, the Cavs seem primed to make it back to at least the semi round. Article content Instead after Tuesday's decision, it's Vancouver FC off to play either Canadian Premier League rival Valour FC or Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC. That tie is at 2-2 with Leg 2 in the total-goal series set for Wednesday night at Vancouver's BC Place. Article content 'We've dealt with three penalty losses in Can Champs,' said Cavalry gaffer Tommy Wheeldon Jr., reflecting on his club's misadventures over the years. 'We've just got to move on and focus on what the next match is. The next match happens to be Vancouver (in CPL action Sunday night), so it's a great response for the players now, because I'm sure they're smarting.' Article content Article content Another oh-so-close result in a shootout certainly should hurt. Article content This decider saw usually reliable Tobias Warschewski miss for Cavalry before teammates Caniggia Elva, Mihail Gherasimencov, Fraser Aird and Ali Musse all scored. Article content For Vancouver, it was Nicolás Mazquida, David Norman Jr., Aidan O'Connor, Terran Campbell and Juan Batista converting penalty kicks on Cavalry goalkeeper Marco Carducci. Teammate Thomas Powell missed his chance. Article content But the difference came on the last kick, when it was Maël Henry saved by the Vancouver goalie Callum Irving, who stretched out to get his fingers on the shot to the deep left of the net. Article content 'It's about the 180 minutes (over two games to beat Vancouver),' said Wheeldon, whose charges drew even 1-1 with host Vancouver back in July during the first leg of the two-game, total-goal quarterfinal series. 'Vancouver played us tough in those 180 minutes and took it to a lottery, and we lost that. So we have to look at what we could have done better in those 180 — not just (Tuesday) night — and see how we can get better.'
Calgary Herald
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Cavalry fall to Vancouver in penalties in Canadian Championship quarters
Article content The chase for the 2025 Canadian Championship is over for Cavalry FC. Article content A loss in a penalty shootout to visiting Vancouver FC on Tuesday night at ATCO Field left the Calgary club heartbroken and ended this year's run for the Voyageurs Cup. Article content 'I think obviously we're disappointed,' said Cavalry midfield star Shamit Shome after the 1-1 result, decided by penalty kicks that favoured the Vancouver squad 5-4 at Spruce Meadows. 'We wanted to push together to get to the semifinals for the first time in a while.' Article content Article content A win, indeed, would've pushed Cavalry onto the penultimate round of 'The Battle of the North' — a place the club reached once before back in the inaugural season. Article content Article content Six years later and with both a league and playoff championship under their belts, the Cavs seem primed to make it back to at least the semi round. Article content Instead after Tuesday's decision, it's Vancouver FC off to play either Canadian Premier League rival Valour FC or Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC. That tie is at 2-2 with Leg 2 in the total-goal series set for Wednesday night at Vancouver's BC Place. Article content The penalty shootout saw Tobias Warschewski miss for Cavalry before teammates Caniggia Elva, Mihail Gherasimencov, Fraser Aird, Ali Musse all scored. Then it was Maël Henry saved by the Vancouver goalie Callum Irving. Article content For Vancouver, it was Nicolás Mazquida, David Norman Jr., Aidan O'Connor, Terran Campbell and Juan Batista converting penalty kicks on Cavalry goalie Marco Carducci. Teammate Thomas Powell missed his chance. Article content Article content The visitors got on the board first when Mazquida converted a penalty kick in the 23rd minute. Article content Levi Laing was charged with taken down a Vancouver FC forward in the box, leading to the shot from the dot that Mazquida hammered past Carducci. Article content After that goal, 'They defended their socks off,' said Cavalry gaffer Tommy Wheeldon Jr. The home side, however, did get the goal back in the 66th minute on a weird play. Article content Cavalry defender Mihail Gherasimencov chased down a corner kick that was redirected beyond the top of the box and fired a ball that deflected into the net off injured — and prone — O'Connor.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cavalry fall to Vancouver in penalties in Canadian Championship quarters
The chase for the 2025 Canadian Championship is over for Cavalry FC. A loss in a penalty shootout to visiting Vancouver FC on Tuesday night at ATCO Field left the Calgary club heartbroken and ended this year's run for the Voyageurs Cup. 'I think obviously we're disappointed,' said Cavalry midfield star Shamit Shome after the 1-1 result, decided by penalty kicks that favoured the Vancouver squad 5-4 at Spruce Meadows. 'We wanted to push together to get to the semifinals for the first time in a while.' A win, indeed, would've pushed Cavalry onto the penultimate round of 'The Battle of the North' — a place the club reached once before back in the inaugural season. Six years later and with both a league and playoff championship under their belts, the Cavs seem primed to make it back to at least the semi round. Instead after Tuesday's decision, it's Vancouver FC off to play either Canadian Premier League rival Valour FC or Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC. That tie is at 2-2 with Leg 2 in the total-goal series set for Wednesday night at Vancouver's BC Place. The penalty shootout saw Tobias Warschewski miss for Cavalry before teammates Caniggia Elva, Mihail Gherasimencov, Fraser Aird, Ali Musse all scored. Then it was Maël Henry saved by the Vancouver goalie Callum Irving. For Vancouver, it was Nicolás Mazquida, David Norman Jr., Aidan O'Connor, Terran Campbell and Juan Batista converting penalty kicks on Cavalry goalie Marco Carducci. Teammate Thomas Powell missed his chance. The visitors got on the board first when Mazquida converted a penalty kick in the 23rd minute. Levi Laing was charged with taken down a Vancouver FC forward in the box, leading to the shot from the dot that Mazquida hammered past Carducci. After that goal, 'They defended their socks off,' said Cavalry gaffer Tommy Wheeldon Jr. The home side, however, did get the goal back in the 66th minute on a weird play. Cavalry defender Mihail Gherasimencov chased down a corner kick that was redirected beyond the top of the box and fired a ball that deflected into the net off injured — and prone — O'Connor. But it wasn't their win in the end. 'We can't make excuses,' added Wheeldon. 'All that matters is the result. Congratulations to Vancouver and best of luck to them in the next round.' tsaelhof@
Vancouver Sun
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Valour FC looks for 'miracle' against Whitecaps in Canadian Championship quarterfinal
Despite playing the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw in the opening leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal, Winnipeg Valour FC coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos knows the odds are stacked against his Canadian Premier League team getting a result in Wednesday's return leg at B.C. Place . Dos Santos, a former Vancouver assistant coach, calls the Major League Soccer club 'arguably one of the best teams in North America and CONCACAF.' 'It would be a miracle, and that's the truth,' he said. 'But we've seen it. It's football, it's pro sports. … The truth is with the 2-2 (draw) we gave ourselves a chance to now play for one game. In football, crazier things have happened.' Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'Is it the most important game of the club history? It's definitely up there,' he added. CF Montreal, trailing 1-0 after the first leg, hosts Hamilton Forge FC in the other quarterfinal second leg Wednesday. Vancouver is after its fourth-straight Voyageurs Cup, a feat only Toronto FC has accomplished (2009-12). The Whitecaps needed an 80th-minute goal from Ali Ahmed to pull even at Princess Auto Stadium in the first leg May 20. Sam Adekugbe opened the scoring for Vancouver in the sixth minute before Rocco Romeo and Bruno Figueiredo answered for Valour in the 28th and 51st minute. Both Vancouver goalscorers have since been sidelined by injury, playing for Canada. 'We've played a lot of football since. It's like you're starting a new competition,' said Whitecaps coach Jesper Sorensen. The Dane expects Valour 'to bring everything they've got.' 'I expect it to be a battle,' he added. 'And I expect them to want to battle. I hope we can avoid the battle by moving the ball very fast, but we'll have to see.' Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter and striker Brian White return from Gold Cup duty with the United States. 'It's good finally to have this group back together. … We haven't been together in more than a month,' said Sorensen. 'And I think having the entire group back so we can progress instead of just fixing things on the fly, that will be important for us right now.' The two players return in differing form. While Berhalter played a lot of minutes for the U.S., White didn't, so is not in the game shape he was when he left the Whitecaps, Sorensen noted. The Valour game is also the first of four fixtures in 11 days for Vancouver, which is coming off a 3-0 loss at the lowly Los Angeles Galaxy and has gone 2-3-0 since the 5-0 loss to Mexico's Cruz Azul on June 1 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. 'We've not even talked about the Cruz Azul game yet because it doesn't make much sense when players who were a big part of it have not been here,' said Sorensen. Valour, seventh in the eight-team CPL at 2-8-2, is coming off a rough stretch against the league's top three teams, losing 3-0 at No. 1 Atletico Ottawa, 5-0 to No. 2 Forge, and 3-1 at No. 3 Halifax. The Winnipeg side has won just one of its last six league outings (1-4-1) since the first leg of the quarterfinal. Still, Valour midfielder Kian Williams says he feels no pressure facing the MLS side. 'I feel like there's more pressure for them,' said the 25-year-old from England. Dos Santos spoke fondly about his time with the Whitecaps. He spent 2-1/2 years as an assistant to his brother Marc Dos Santos before both were let go in August 2021. 'At the end of the day, you were a part of a top organization, that is now collecting the fruits of the hard work and the struggles that they had to go through,' he said. 'I keep an eye on them. I have a lot of friends there still.' Dos Santos says his young son still wears a Whitecaps jersey. Valour defeated League1 B.C.'s TSS Rovers 1-0 in the first round while Vancouver had a bye. A draw will be held to determine the tournament semifinal pairings. After flying west for the cup game, Valour heads east to Toronto to play York United. The Whitecaps visit Colorado on Saturday.
The Province
08-07-2025
- Sport
- The Province
Valour FC looks for 'miracle' against Whitecaps in Canadian Championship quarterfinal
Underdogs go into second leg on stable footing, believing in upset against bigger MLS foe Published Jul 08, 2025 • 3 minute read Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer, front left, hoists the Voyageurs Cup as goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka, back right, applauds after Vancouver defeated Toronto FC on penalty kicks during the Canadian Championship final soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Photo by DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Despite playing the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw in the opening leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal, Winnipeg Valour FC coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos knows the odds are stacked against his Canadian Premier League team getting a result in Wednesday's return leg at B.C. Place. 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'It would be a miracle, and that's the truth,' he said. 'But we've seen it. It's football, it's pro sports. … The truth is with the 2-2 (draw) we gave ourselves a chance to now play for one game. In football, crazier things have happened.' 'Is it the most important game of the club history? It's definitely up there,' he added. CF Montreal, trailing 1-0 after the first leg, hosts Hamilton Forge FC in the other quarterfinal second leg Wednesday. Vancouver is after its fourth-straight Voyageurs Cup, a feat only Toronto FC has accomplished (2009-12). The Whitecaps needed an 80th-minute goal from Ali Ahmed to pull even at Princess Auto Stadium in the first leg May 20. Sam Adekugbe opened the scoring for Vancouver in the sixth minute before Rocco Romeo and Bruno Figueiredo answered for Valour in the 28th and 51st minute. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Both Vancouver goalscorers have since been sidelined by injury, playing for Canada. 'We've played a lot of football since. It's like you're starting a new competition,' said Whitecaps coach Jesper Sorensen. The Dane expects Valour 'to bring everything they've got.' 'I expect it to be a battle,' he added. 'And I expect them to want to battle. I hope we can avoid the battle by moving the ball very fast, but we'll have to see.' Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter and striker Brian White return from Gold Cup duty with the United States. 'It's good finally to have this group back together. … We haven't been together in more than a month,' said Sorensen. 'And I think having the entire group back so we can progress instead of just fixing things on the fly, that will be important for us right now.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The two players return in differing form. While Berhalter played a lot of minutes for the U.S., White didn't, so is not in the game shape he was when he left the Whitecaps, Sorensen noted. The Valour game is also the first of four fixtures in 11 days for Vancouver, which is coming off a 3-0 loss at the lowly Los Angeles Galaxy and has gone 2-3-0 since the 5-0 loss to Mexico's Cruz Azul on June 1 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. 'We've not even talked about the Cruz Azul game yet because it doesn't make much sense when players who were a big part of it have not been here,' said Sorensen. Valour, seventh in the eight-team CPL at 2-8-2, is coming off a rough stretch against the league's top three teams, losing 3-0 at No. 1 Atletico Ottawa, 5-0 to No. 2 Forge, and 3-1 at No. 3 Halifax. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Winnipeg side has won just one of its last six league outings (1-4-1) since the first leg of the quarterfinal. Still, Valour midfielder Kian Williams says he feels no pressure facing the MLS side. 'I feel like there's more pressure for them,' said the 25-year-old from England. Dos Santos spoke fondly about his time with the Whitecaps. He spent 2-1/2 years as an assistant to his brother Marc Dos Santos before both were let go in August 2021. 'At the end of the day, you were a part of a top organization, that is now collecting the fruits of the hard work and the struggles that they had to go through,' he said. 'I keep an eye on them. I have a lot of friends there still.' Dos Santos says his young son still wears a Whitecaps jersey. Valour defeated League1 B.C.'s TSS Rovers 1-0 in the first round while Vancouver had a bye. A draw will be held to determine the tournament semifinal pairings. After flying west for the cup game, Valour heads east to Toronto to play York United. The Whitecaps visit Colorado on Saturday. Read More Life News Vancouver Canucks Life Deals
