Saturday night in Utah, the Vancouver Whitecaps looked a little bit more like themselves, as they overran a Real Salt Lake team in freefall by a score of 3-0. Certainly, the Whitecaps were facing a team in very poor form, with perhaps even lower confidence levels and a whole host of injuries, but nonetheless, I think there were some moments in this match that the … Continue reading Post Match: A Tradwin in Utah
Wednesday night in Montreal, the Vancouver Whitecaps were eliminated from the Canadian Championship for the first time in five years, losing the second leg 2-1 and the tie 3-2 on aggregate. It was always going to take something exceptional to steal Vancouver’s crown, and in the end, it was a combination of extremely dubious officiating decisions, including the intervention of the controversial FVS system, and … Continue reading Post Match: Can Champ Crashout
In a massive blow to the Whitecaps’ fading Supporters’ Shield hopes, Vancouver dropped all three points at BC Place to lowly Austin FC. Christian Ramirez converted the only two chances for the away team, and a well-organized Austin side mastered the dark arts to pull out a 2-1 win. The Caps will be incredibly frustrated by a match in which they once again could not … Continue reading Post Match: Laying An Egg
Wednesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps once again demonstrated the significant gap between themselves and the have-nots in MLS, cruising to a confident 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy. While Vancouver’s form at home against the league’s top teams has been mixed, they have been absolutely crushing the mushy middle, and it was no different in this latest match against Greg Vanney’s Galaxy. … Continue reading Post Match: Galaxies Apart
It was a performance to forget for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who fell 3-1 to St. Louis CITY SC at BC Place on Saturday night. After a cagey 1-1 draw in midweek against CF Montréal in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semi-finals, in a game where the Whitecaps struggled to find much of a spark offensively despite spending most of the game on top, … Continue reading Post Match: Snuck up on by St. Louis
The Vancouver Whitecaps will enter the second leg of the Canadian Championship semis on level terms, after they could only manage a 1-1 draw with Montreal on Wednesday at BC Place. The Caps dominated by pretty much every statistical metric, but a wondergoal from Dani Pereira and a resolute, physical performance from Montreal left the Caps frustrated. A goal from Ryan Gauld was enough to … Continue reading Post Match: All to Play for in the Canadian Championship
In a match between MLS’ worst team and one of its best, the Vancouver Whitecaps had no trouble blanking Sporting Kansas City in a professional 3-0 win on Saturday night. There aren’t a lot of big lessons to take from this one, beyond the large gap between these two clubs. The Caps weren’t at their cleanest early on, but they spiffed up nicely over the … Continue reading Post Match: No Sweat
The Vancouver Whitecaps took out weeks of frustration on a helpless FC Dallas side, dominating from the opening whistle in a 5-0 win that will send them back to the top of the Western Conference. A first-half barrage of goals saw Brian White nab a brace, while Edier Ocampo and Emmanuel Sabbi also got on the score sheet. Bruno Caicedo truly buried the match with … Continue reading Post Match: A return to form
Wednesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps fell 1-0 to the now conference-leading Houston Dynamo (although the Whitecaps still lead on points percentage) in a match that featured plenty of interesting talking points and key moments, despite there being just a single goal. This is a bit of an odd phase of the season for the Whitecaps, as these remaining regular-season games don’t feel … Continue reading Post Match: Home Frustration
The Vancouver Whitecaps secured the Cascadia Cup on Sunday night behind two second-half goals that helped them grab a 2-0 win over a battered and bruised Seattle Sounders side. The ‘Caps had the bulk of the possession but had trouble finding the knockout punch on a reeling Seattle side. Rayan Elloumi ultimately obliged, before Thomas Müller put things out of reach with a second goal. … Continue reading Post Match: Cascadia Cup Headed Back to Vancouver