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Disappointing draw.
So so call on the offside goal called back on Minatel. The defender kicked it out and bounced of a Cavs player, to Minatel, who was in offside position, if he got fed from a Cavs player, so imo should be not offside.

So so call on handball off a free kick. Very very close.

Malonga looked poor again. Best chance was his last kick he pulled wide, but didn’t cause any problem inthe 70 minutes I saw. Really really missing Brown as an option. Pebble came on but he’s overwhelmed.

Hamilton looked great and used pace, and Pasquotti really good, again also down the right side. As usual, his throw ins and the trouble he caused from them set up most of the Cavs chances, directly or indirectly.

Cavs also had a couple chances that needed a bounce, but got lucky in first half after a bad couple minutes of Edm hitting post and not converting rebound, and then a follow up sequence.

Paulus running on the field after the refs at the final whistle was exactly what you’d expect from a whiny team from Edmonton.

But, that’s 3 games now without a goal; as mentioned, Malonga a big part of that as he’s not able to run at defenders, not winning headers, and not hitting th net when he manages to get a clear shot. Chances are coming from Pasquotti throws and set peices, again, directly or because those had Edmonton hemmed in and scrambling, but Cavs couldn’t put it away.

Missing Camargo too. Elijah in the midfield is doing what he can, but he too is a bit overmatched for a #10, with some bad giveaways to boot today. Overall not a determinant and put into a tough position for a young guy, and certainly playing more defensive then being an offensive catalyst. Maybe that’s what’s missing for service to Malonga, but Cavs have to figure it out and put some behind goalkeepers.