VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to host Orlando City SC at 7 p.m. PT on TSN1/4. Here are some news and notes on Vancouver’s starting lineup.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.David Ousted; 6.Jordan Smith, 4.Kendall Waston, 26.Tim Parker, 2.Jordan Harvey; 17.Andrew Jacobson, 15.MatÃas Laba; 7.Christian Bolaños, 11.Nicolás Mezquida, 77.Pedro Morales; 9.Masato Kudo
Substitutes
70.Paolo Tornaghi, 13.Cristian Techera, 14.Cole Seiler, 19.Erik Hurtado, 30.Ben McKendry, 33.Marcel de Jong, 67.Alphonso Davies
Injuries
22.Christian Dean - meniscus tear on his right knee suffered during training on May 25
23.Kekuta Manneh - right foot fracture suffered July 9 against Colorado
29.Blas Pérez - left hamstring strain suffered July 9 against Colorado
31.Russell Teibert - right quad strain suffered June 29 against Toronto FC
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson makes one change to his starting XI from Wednesday’s 2-0 win over RSL with captain Pedro Morales replacing Cristian Techera, who Robinson revealed has been carrying a minor injury the last several weeks.
On Wednesday, Whitecaps FC recorded their first shutout in MLS action since April 23. Tonight will be the fourth consecutive match the same back seven have started.
Masato Kudo makes his second consecutive start after suffering a fractured jaw on May 11 against Chicago. He missed six league matches and all four Amway Canadian Championship games.
On Friday, Alphonso Davies became the third all-time youngest player to sign an MLS contract and youngest active player in the league. He’s one of three substitutes tonight looking to make their MLS debuts – the others are midfielder Ben McKendry and centre back Cole Seiler.
Also on the substitute’s bench is Techera, who has scored in two straight matches.
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