Saturday night in Portland, the Vancouver Whitecaps once again dominated the Timbers at Providence Park with a 4-1 road win. There were moments where the Timbers tried to push the tempo, particularly early in the match, but once Vancouver settled in, they controlled proceedings and took their chances clinically. A brace from Brian White, along with goals from Tristan Blackmon and Sebastian Berhalter, ensured the … Continue reading Report Card: Whitecaps Saw the Timbers, Neville in Pieces

After a dominant display Saturday night at BC Place in a 3–0 win over Toronto FC, we take a look back at the individual performances in the latest Report Card. Alright, let’s dive in. Yohei Takaoka – 8.0 The Japanese keeper has been very lonely this season, without many opportunities to show off his skills. That being said, the reflex save he made in the … Continue reading Report Card: Honour Roll at BC Place

The Vancouver Whitecaps, once again, dominated Cartaginés in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Except this time, there were some goals. Let’s look at how the individual players got on. Yohei Takaoka: 6.0 Takaoka made one difficult save through a crowd and another off an olimpico attempt. Otherwise, he was largely a spectator, so I’ll give him a 6. Edier Ocampo: 7.0 This was definitely Ocampo’s best … Continue reading Report Card: I’ve Seen This One Before

Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps began their MLS season with a rather nervy 1-0 win over a depleted Real Salt Lake side. While Jesper Sørensen’s team have not come sprinting out of the blocks to start 2026, they have kept back-to-back clean sheets and were quite clearly the better side in both matches they have played. They have also done this while … Continue reading Report Card: AZ Does It

The Vancouver Whitecaps opened their 2026 campaign with a 0-0 draw against Cartaginés in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The ’Caps played relatively well but did not win. Them’s the breaks sometimes. How did the individual players get on? Yohei Takaoka: 6.0 Cartaginés didn’t have a single shot on target, so there was not much to judge Takaoka on. His distribution was pretty spot on, and … Continue reading Report Card: Pura Vida, Cero Goles

Saturday in Florida, the Vancouver Whitecaps contested their first ever MLS Cup Final, as they fell by a final score of 3-1 to Inter Miami. The final score only tells a very small part of the story, as this was a match that was incredibly entertaining and well contested throughout, and it was only when Miami scored an insurance marker deep into extra time that … Continue reading Report Card: Cup Final Blues

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

The Vancouver Whitecaps demolished FC Dallas 3-0 in the first of their three game series. Let’s look at how individual players performed. Yohei Takaoka:  7.0 Different data sources differ on if FC Dallas registered a shot in this game (I think some are mistakenly still counting an offside shot) but Takaoka was untroubled in either case. His passing, however, was excellent as always. Edier Ocampo: 9.0 … Continue reading Report Card: No-Hitter