Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps finally made it past LAFC in the playoffs, grinding out a 2-2 (4-3) result through a penalty shootout to advance to their first Conference Final in the MLS era. It was a match full of rollercoaster emotions. Vancouver cruised through the first 45 minutes, up two goals and looking untouchable. The inevitable second-half adjustments followed, and although … Continue reading Report Card: An Instant Classic
Welcome back, everyone. After a restful international window, the Whitecaps are staring down the barrel of the biggest match in their MLS history this weekend, as they will face LAFC for a spot in the Conference finals against either San Diego or Minnesota. In terms of the injury report, everyone other than those ruled out for the season are available (EDIT: Daniel Rios is listed … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Conference Semifinals vs. LAFC
Saturday night in Texas, the Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas will battle in the second match of a best-of-three series for a spot in the second round. While the Whitecaps are undoubtedly full of confidence after the opener, FC Dallas will be looking for answers after failing to register a shot in a 3–0 loss at BC Place this past Sunday. I think everyone knew … Continue reading Match Preview: The Final Act for FC Dallas?
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps head down to Texas this weekend for the second leg of their best of three series with FC Dallas, as they look to close out the hosts and move on to the second round. In terms of roster updates, here is the latest from training. #VWFC training on Halloween Eve. Edier Ocampo (bruise), worked in the gym today. Jesper … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Round One, Match Two vs. FC Dallas
After a very successful regular season, the Vancouver Whitecaps will face FC Dallas in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, starting this Sunday at BC Place. These two teams faced one another on Decision Day, but an early red card, along with some missing players from both rosters, made it hard to prognosticate what we will see from this playoff matchup. The big … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Round One vs. FC Dallas
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped their decision day match to FC Dallas by a score of 2-1, falling to second in the West and setting the table for these two teams to meet again starting next weekend in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Most of this match was marred by an early red card decision, so true evaluations … Continue reading Report Card: The Playoff Preview
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps are in the driver’s seat for the top spot in the West as we go into Decision Day. Can Vancouver secure the bye in the first round? Who will be healthy for the playoff run? We will have to wait and see. In the meantime, Vancouver is about to face a Dallas side that is clinging to a play-in … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Decision Day vs. Dallas
Saturday in Orlando, the Vancouver Whitecaps played out a thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory against Orlando City, as the Whitecaps took a big step closer to securing the top seed in the Western Conference. Orlando had some good spells of play in the opening 30 minutes, but after that, it was one-way traffic in Vancouver’s favour. At the final whistle, the stats were telling, as the … Continue reading Report Card: Last Minute Chaos!
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps are in action this weekend down in Florida, as they take on Orlando City in a match that was previously postponed. The Whitecaps are still hunting for the top spot in the West, but these matches over the international break always have a weird feel to them. Match Preview: Whitecaps and Orlando City square off in war of attrition … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match Thirty Three vs. Orlando
Sunday afternoon at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps controlled proceedings against the visiting San Jose Earthquakes in a comprehensive 4-1 victory. With the win, the Whitecaps have kept their campaign for the top spot in the West alive, as they now have just two matches left to go in the regular season. Alright, without further delay, over to the player ratings: Yohei Takaoka – 7.0 … Continue reading Report Card: Pushing for top of the West