Montreal ImpactNutrilite 2011: Gulls-Whitecaps, 8pm tonight

Apr 27, 2011 | By: Franck | Comments (377)

While we impatiently wait to join MLS, tonight we get the chance to face an MLS side in the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship.

There's supposed to be thundershowers tonight, and with a bloody Game 7 going on in Boston, odds are the stadium will be empty. Last year the Impact was in a similar situation, with Toronto in town for the NCC while Pittsburgh and the Habs faced off in a Game 7. The weather was nice, yet the stadium wasn't full either, and lods of fans started cheering when the hockey team scored. It was bad enough that the announcer at Saputo Stadium interrupted the game to announce the score every once in a while.

I've already spent too much time talking about that other sport, so here's the scoop on tonight's match.

The Gulls have two extra defenders available tonight in Richard Pelletier and Hicham Aaboubou, both of who are suspended for NASL play, but not the Voyageurs Cup. Neither are expected to start. Meanwhile, Hassoun Camara and Reda Agourram are both still out and will not play.

The probable XI:

Gerba-Le Gall
Di Lorenzo - Lowery - Testo - Kreamalmeyer
Zurab - Pizzolito - Hatchi - Billy
Gaudette

Most noticeably, Anthony Le Gall will be taking Idriss Ech-Chergui's place as a forward tonight, as his late-game performance after being subbed in last Sunday earned him a starting spot. Meanwhile, Antonio Ribeiro will start on the bench again.

We've had trouble as of late in getting the ball forward to be an offensive threat, something Vancouver has had no trouble in doing. This should be a defensive duel, provided we can actually hold on to the ball and get it where it needs to go.

Meanwhile, Vancouver has 5 or 6 players out with injuries, as head coach Teitur Thordarson says he won't have his best team on Wednesday. His best team in general? Or best team on the pitch? Let's hope for our sake that it's the latter, otherwise...

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Three games, one point. That's all. One measly point out of a possible nine for the Gulls. The worst part is, we're going into a Nutrilite Canadian Championship match on Wednesday looking like a team that has a snowstorm's chance in hell of even playing on the same level as Vancouver.

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Gulls - Tampa Bay FC, Saturday, 2:30pm

952693saputo1Home opener!!!

We need a win, badly. Two losses to start off the season haven't helped inspire this team that should be awesome by D-2 standards.

We lost 1-0 to Tampa on the opening night of the season.

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Cary 2, Gulls 1: Fail.

We lost the game on a few errors in the first half after taking an early lead on a goal by Kevin Hatchi.

The Gulls are dead last.

Thankfully, we play our home opener next Saturday against Tampa. Let's pray we play better in front of a home crowd.


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Tampa Bay 1, Impact 0 and Railhawks-Gulls preview

This.
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We sucked in our first game.

I won't go into details, but Steve over at IMFC93 has a great match summary.

Go Gulls!

Tonight the Gulls face the Railhawks in Cary, neary 6 months to the day after that controversial semi-final match. We really need to step up tonight.

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3 days from first kick...

Yeah, I've been gone for a while.

I've been busy trying to form another Impact supporters' group.

So forgive me if I've been gone. As it stands, I don't know how often I'll be posting anyway.

Let me recap the last month or so as I add some comments:

February 20: The Impact announces they will face Red Bull ...


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Worst kept secret in Montreal: Bill Gaudette OFFICIALLY signs with the Gulls

Read it here.

He ours, bitchez.

Honestly, I'm surprised it took eleven days to confirm, but whatever, he's here. William "Bill" "The Wall" Gaudette.

He's our present. He's our future.

Bow before his might!
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Glory to the Gulls! Onward!

(too much?)


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We officially have no more keepers...

...but I was told for sure Bill was coming, so...that's ok. Our only remaining keeper, Andrei Badescu was released today from the club, after having played zero games in two seasons with the Impact. He did play 19 games for our farm club the Trois Rivières Attak in 2009.

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The Kream(almeyer) of the Crop

We just signed another player today.
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Luke Kreamalmeyer, who was invited for a trial with the club a few weeks ago, has unofficially signed with the Gulls, according to Radio-Canada, who contacted the 28-year old midfielder. Kremalmeyer, who has played for ...


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Gatti is back

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Yep, he's back for 2011. Did you really think that he wouldn't? I mean, come on. The guy is such a versatile player and who doesn't complain when he's put on the pitch but scarcely.

Today is his 30th birthday. Go on and ...


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