US EditionValour FC avenges 2023 loss to TSS Rovers, moves on in Canadian Championship play
- Valour FC defeated semi-pro TSS Rovers 1-0 on Wednesday at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg during the Telus Canadian Championship preliminary round.
- This victory came after TSS Rovers eliminated Valour FC in the 2023 tournament, marking a reversal from that upset in Burnaby, B.C., where the semi-pro side made history.
- Valour controlled possession at 67.1 percent, outshot Rovers 14-11 with eight shots on target, while Ressurreio scored the only goal in the 65th minute off Shaan Hundal's pass.
- Valour captain Rocco Romeo, a former Toronto FC player, made a crucial stoppage-time goal-line clearance despite conceding a free kick near the penalty box, preserving the narrow lead.
- Valour’s victory advances them to the quarterfinals, where they will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps, who have won the championship three times consecutively, with the matchup potentially generating over $200,000 in ticket sales and sponsorship revenue.
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Valour FC downs TSS Rovers, moves on in Canadian Championship play
Unlike 2023, semi-pro TSS Rovers did not manage to get past Valour FC this time. But the League1 B.C. champion made the Canadian Premier League side work for its 1-0 Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round win Wednesday. Diogo Ressurreição’s 65th-minute goal decided the game at Princess Auto Stadium. “We had a game plan, we had a strategy,” said Rovers coach Brendan Teeling. “At times it wasn’t pretty but I think the boys did us proud. The…
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