KANSAS CITY, KS – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to face Sporting Kansas City at 5 p.m. PT in CONCACAF Champions League play. The match will be streamed live on the official CONCACAF Facebook page. Here are some news and notes on Vancouver’s starting lineup.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
39.Spencer Richey; 14.Cole Seiler, 4.Kendall Waston, 26.Tim Parker, 33.Marcel de Jong; 8.Fraser Aird, 77.Pedro Morales, 17.Andrew Jacobson, 67.Alphonso Davies; 11.Nicolás Mezquida; 19.Erik Hurtado
Substitutes
70.Paolo Tornaghi, 6.Jordan Smith, 30.Ben McKendry, 32.Marco Bustos, 46.Brett Levis, 47.Kyle Greig, 27.Blas Pérez
Injuries
22.Christian Dean - meniscus tear on his right knee suffered during training on May 25, surgery on May 31. Close to full training.
23.Kekuta Manneh - right foot fracture suffered July 9 against Colorado Rapids, surgery on July 15. Currently doing non-weight-bearing rehab.
31.Russell Teibert – left hamstring strain suffered at Columbus Crew SC on September 10. Currently day-to-day.
Disciplinary Report
Erik Hurtado and Kendall Waston are on caution accumulation warning and will be suspended for the next CCL match if they receive a yellow card today.
Notes
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson makes 10 changes to his starting XI from Saturday’s 3-1 win at Columbus Crew SC. Centre back Kendall Waston is the only player who will have started both matches. Erik Hurtado, Andrew Jacobson, and Nicolás Mezquida, meanwhile, were second half subs in Columbus with Hurtado and Jacobson both finding the back of the net.
Four starters – Fraser Aird, Erik Hurtado, Tim Parker, and Kendall Waston – also started Vancouver’s 3-0 CCL win over Sporting KC on August 23 at BC Place.
Three Canadians get the start today in Aird, left back Marcel de Jong, and 15-year-old winger Alphonso Davies, who makes his third first-team start in official competitions and first in the CCL.
Starting in goal for the ‘Caps today is WFC2 goalkeeper Spencer Richey. This will be his second start with the first team after making five saves and keeping a clean sheet in Vancouver’s CCL-opening win against Central FC last month.
Richey’s WFC2 teammate Kyle Greig, whose hometown is Olathe, Kansas, is on the bench.
Be a part of the best sporting atmosphere in Vancouver. Get 12 per cent off 2017 Whitecaps FC Full Season Tickets from Sept. 22 - Oct 3. Click here for more information.