VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy moved into first place in League1 BC with an 8-0 win over Harbourside FC at Thunderbird Stadium on Sunday. The victory puts them on the cusp of claiming the regular season title.
The 'Caps came out on fire with Jaime Perrault opening the scoring in the fourth minute.
After scoring on her debut, Kaylee Hunter scored two more in the first half, with goals also coming from Kierra Blundell and Sienna Gibson to go into halftime up 5-0.
Emma Yee and Keelyn Stewart would score in the second half, with captain Blundell scoring her second to take her league-lead to nine goals on the season.
The 'Caps will now look to win the regular season title for the first time when they play at Unity FC next Sunday, July 16. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. PT and broadcast live as the League1 BC featured match on the League1 BC YouTube channel and on TELUS Optik channel 1993.
MATCH DETAILS
Referee: Stephen LebrechthausenÂ
Scoring summary
4' – VAN – Jaime Perrault
19' – VAN – Kaylee Hunter
30' – VAN – Sienna Gibson
34' – VAN – Kierra Blundell
43' – VAN – Kaylee Hunter
51' – VAN – Emma Yee
71' – VAN – Keelyn Stewart
78' – VAN – Kierra Blundell
Cautions
51' – HAR – Ava Alexander
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
31.Carly Uchacz (30.Sidney Venier HT); 3.Iba Oching, 16.Ire Omotayo (17.Bridget Mutipula HT), 20.Keira Martin, 14.Sienna Gibson (19.Aja Turner 54'); 11.Noelle Sather (25.Taegan Stewart 63'), 9.Kierra Blundell ©, 21.Jeneva Hernandez-Gray (24.Keelyn Stewart 65'); 12.Jaime Perrault (18.Emma Yee HT), 26.Kaylee Hunter (10.Sadie Brisbin 63'), 15.Ashley Roberts
Substitutes not used
None
Harbourside FC
23. Emily Rowbotham (1.Kaiden Thorpe HT); 4.Cara Dunlop, 8.Mary Nicholls ©, 14.Gill Stewardson (5.Larissa Stefanek HT), 19.Cassidy Byrne (11.Mya Creed HT); 9.Carli Rey (21.Nicole Foglietta HT), 12.Maddy Dawson (16.Ella Gignac 35'), 18.Saki Meshida; 2.Jami Hartwich, 6.Ava Alexander (20.Courtney Ingram 60'), 10.Karen Battie (15.Meghan Linegar 60')
Substitutes not used
None
