A 1-0 victory over Winnipeg鈥檚 Valour FC didn鈥檛 come soon enough in the season to secure a playoff spot for 91原创鈥檚 new pro soccer team, but Vancouver Football Club鈥檚 head coach Afshin Ghotbi will celebrate the win 鈥� all the same.
VFC was in the Prairies on Wednesday night, for the fourth to last game of the season, where 16-year-old Maple Ridge soccer 91原创 Taryck 鈥淭.J.鈥� Tahid secured the expansion team鈥檚 triumph with the game鈥檚 lone goal about 78 minutes into the match.
It鈥檚 been a big week for Tahid, who reached another career milestone, too. He was called up by Canada鈥檚 U17 men鈥檚 national team for an upcoming friendly series this weekend in Brazil.
READ: Team Canada calls up Vancouver FC鈥檚 teen star player
This Saturday, VFC is orange 馃煣
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Wear your orange shirt and be entered to win SEASON TICKETS for 2024!
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Wednesday鈥檚 match pits the bottom two CPL sides against one another, with Vancouver emerging victorious.
These two teams last met in 91原创 in early August, where they tied 0-0, and before that they met up in Winnipeg in late June, where Valour triumphed 1-0, and in Vancouver in late May where they again shared a scoreless tie.
Having been officially eliminated from playoff contention last weekend hardly means the last few weeks of the season are not vitally important for Vancouver FC, Ghotbi said ahead of the Manitoba mid-week match. The head coach was back on the touchline for this match after serving a one-match suspension for yellow card accumulation.
In explaining the significance of Wednesday鈥檚 game, Ghotbi said a key reasons is the chance to continue to evaluate the current roster as they plan out which positions and spots are filled, and which will need to be addressed this offseason.
As a result, Ghotbi said a certain amount of lineup rotation is likely.
鈥淣ow that we have several games that are going to determine which players we stay with and which players we move on from, we will give some players that haven鈥檛 played as much so an opportunity to play, if they have shown in training that they deserve it,鈥� he said.
Vancouver FC will be playing again this Saturday afternoon, on their home pitch at Willoughby Stadium (next to 91原创 Events Centre). They鈥檒l be taking on the Halifax Wanderers starting at 1 p.m.
Most home games have a theme, and ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, VFC is using this game to bring awareness to the Indigenous culture. Guests are encouraged to wear their orange shirts.
Tickets for the home game are still available online at .
This Saturday, VFC is orange 馃煣
鈥� Vancouver Football Club (@vanfootballclub)
Wear your orange shirt and be entered to win SEASON TICKETS for 2024!
鈴�: Doors open: 12PM | Kickoff: 1PM
馃师锔�:
馃殫: FREE parking for first 2500 cars! |
The final two games of the season are Saturday, Sept. 30 in Victoria, where they take on Pacific FC, and then they wrap up their first year with a game on home pitch in 91原创 against Ontario鈥檚 York United. That game is set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6.
Only Two Home Matches Left!
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