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Post Match: Lacklustre against the Loons

By Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan Saturday afternoon against Minnesota United, the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped their second consecutive match at BC Place, slipping into the dreaded play-in seeds for the MLS Playoffs with just two matches remaining. Simply put, Vanni Sartini’s side has gone slumping at the worst possible time, as their top four expectations have quickly vanished, instead replaced with the goal of getting … Continue reading Post Match: Lacklustre against the Loons

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Post Match: Finding a way

By Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan The Vancouver Whitecaps are now undefeated in five straight MLS games, as they defeated Sporting KC 2-1 at BC Place on Wednesday.  With that, they’ve now climbed to fourth place in MLS’s Western Conference, and seventh in the Supporters Shield race, doing so thanks to a run that has seen them amass a record of 6W-1D-2L (19 PTS) across … Continue reading Post Match: Finding a way

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Post Game: Back in Business

By Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan. For the third time this season, the Vancouver Whitecaps have won back-to-back games, as they defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-1 thanks to a late Damir Kreilach winner.  After a gutsy 2-1 win over Sporting KC in midweek, ending a six-game winless run in MLS play, the Whitecaps were able to build off it with a much-needed home win in … Continue reading Post Game: Back in Business

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Whitecaps advance in Canadian Championship despite “shameful” 2nd leg loss to Cavalry

By Samuel Rowan and Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic.  Tuesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps lost 1-0 to Cavalry FC in the second leg of their Canadian Championship quarter-final matchup, but advanced 2-2 on away goals to move on to the next round of the competition. It was an incredibly frustrating night at home for Vancouver, who looked out of sorts throughout the match, and as … Continue reading Whitecaps advance in Canadian Championship despite “shameful” 2nd leg loss to Cavalry

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Seeing Red: Whitecaps Trounce TFC

By Alexandre-Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan. The Vancouver Whitecaps hot start to the 2024 MLS season continued on Saturday, as they cruised to a dominant 4-0 win over Canadian rivals Toronto FC at BC Place.  With that, they now climbed to first place in the Western Conference, and first in all of MLS in points per game, improving to a record of 4W-1D-1L (13 points) through … Continue reading Seeing Red: Whitecaps Trounce TFC

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The Third Sub Episode 199: Whitecaps return to winning ways vs Portland

In Episode 199 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into a busy weekend for the Vancouver Whitecaps and across MLS.  Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps and MLS. To begin, they dive into the latest Whitecaps match, a … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 199: Whitecaps return to winning ways vs Portland

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Post Game: Back on Track

By Alexandre-Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan. The Vancouver Whitecaps claimed their first home win of the season, as they downed the Portland Timbers 3-2 thanks to an 87th-minute winner from Ryan Raposo, after nearly throwing away a 2-0 lead in the second half.  After a frustrating home loss to Real Salt Lake the week prior, it was a much-needed bounce back from the ‘Caps, as they … Continue reading Post Game: Back on Track

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Post Match: Second Half Shambles

By Alexandre-Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan. Saturday afternoon at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps let a first half lead slip away against Real Salt Lake, falling by a final score of 2-1. It was a second disappointing home showing for Vancouver to start the season, as they let a solid first half erode in the second, handing the visitors too many chances to get themselves back … Continue reading Post Match: Second Half Shambles

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Slow Start: Whitecaps kick off 2024 MLS season with sleepy 1-1 draw vs Charlotte

The Whitecaps opened their 2024 MLS season with a 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC at BC Place on Saturday, as Charlotte’s Iuri Tavares found the back of the net early before the Whitecaps responded through Ryan Raposo right before half-time, leaving both teams to split the spoils. Because of that, the Whitecaps remain with just one win in home openers since 2015 (2021 excluded), as … Continue reading Slow Start: Whitecaps kick off 2024 MLS season with sleepy 1-1 draw vs Charlotte

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Post-Game: Late Gignac magic foils positive ‘Caps performance in 1-1 draw vs Tigres

For a second, the Whitecaps had a Concacaf giant on the ropes. Up 1-0 over Tigres in the second half of their Concacaf Champions Cup tie in Langford on Wednesday, the Whitecaps had every reason to feel that their lead could’ve been even bigger, as well. Despite being up against a team that is currently tied for the Liga MX lead through 5 games of … Continue reading Post-Game: Late Gignac magic foils positive ‘Caps performance in 1-1 draw vs Tigres

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