A frustrated Vancouver FC Head Coach Afshin Ghotbi watched his team fall 2-1 to Forge FC at Willoughby Park on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 18.
“We just have to learn a little bit faster, our learning curve is, for me, is too long,” Ghotbi said. “We are making the same mistakes we made in games 3, 4 and 5.”
“We have to learn to not make those mistakes again, we’re making them too many times and it’s cost us 32 goals against, with many of them being very silly goals," he added.
It is the highest number of goals conceded by any team in the league this season.
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Going into the game, Eagles had taken four points from Forge this season as the only CPL club to keep the Hamilton-side winless at home.
Vancouver defeated Forge 2-1 back in May, before they had to both settle for a draw in a 3-3 clash last month.
Forge wasted little time, scoring inside six minutes, as Jordan Hamilton picked out David Choinière, who slotted home from close range to make it 1-0.
Vancouver responded in the 72nd minute, as Mikaël Cantave found Elage Bah with a cross into the box, one that Bah nodded home from close range to make it 1-1.
Forge would seal the win in style late on, as Nana Ampomah found Matteo Schiavoni, who fired home his first professional goal, to secure the win for his team.
VFC will play three of their next four games away from home, which will be pivotal for them as they look to maintain their status as a playoff team.
Vancouver FC currently stand fifth of eight teams with a record of six wins, eight losses and five draws.
Next up, Vancouver will face Valour at Princess Auto Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 25.
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