BURNABY, BC – Underneath a gloriously sunny sky, Whitecaps FC 2 drew 1-1 with winless Colorado Rapids 2, before the young ’Caps collected the extra point in the shootout. During the kicks from the spot, goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer leapt twice to his right to provide consecutive denials on Colorado’s James Cameron and Charlie Harper.
Head coach Rich Fagan had seven first team players slotted into his starting XI. Among that group, two defenders returned from long-term injuries to make their season debuts: captain Ranko Veselinović returned from an ACL injury that occurred back in July 2025 in his 200th Whitecaps FC cap. Meanwhile, Sam Adekugbe also finally laced up after surgery for a torn Achilles tendon in June of last year.
The young ’Caps began with a bang. In the ninth minute, midfielder Carson Rassak created a turnover in the Rapids box and looped a probing cross into the centre of the box for striker Rayan Elloumi. The 18-year-old stutter-stepped to his right to bolt into open space and belted home the opener past Rapids 2 goalkeeper Zack Campagnolo for 1-0. Set-up man Rassak continued his white-hot season with his fifth assist – which tied him for first in helpers across the entire MLS NEXT Pro league.
At the other end, onrushing Colorado midfielder Mamadou Diop won a turnover of his own, and finished with a cheeky chip into the unguarded net for the 1-1 equalizer.
Near the end of the first half, Boehmer redeemed himself in round two versus Diop. The ’keeper bent low for a savvy fingertip denial on a dribbler that came four yards from glory.
After play resumed, Boehmer was imperious. In a one-on-one duel, he emphatically denied Colorado forward Josh Copeland’s powerful 20-yard strike before regulation time concluded.
In the shootout, it was again Boehmer who came up big, securing two important points for WFC2 in the Western Conference.
Up next, the young ’Caps head south to California for two matches on the road. First, Whitecaps FC 2 will lace up against LAFC 2 on Sunday, May 3 at 7 p.m. PT. The following weekend, WFC2 take on San Jose Earthquakes II on Saturday, May 9 at 1 p.m. PT.
You can watch both matches for free on One Football or mlsnextpro.com.
The next home match for WFC2 will be on Sunday, May 17 versus Tacoma Defiance at 4 p.m. at Swangard Stadium.
Remember, for every home match this season: WFC2 tickets are only $10 each. Tickets can be purchased through Universe. Whitecaps FC MLS season ticket members can receive free admission. Access the complimentary WFC2 tickets by using your account number as the access key at checkout. Youth who are 18 and under get in free.
MATCH DETAILS
Referee: Nicolas Melita
Scoring Summary
9’ – VAN – Rayan Elloumi (Carson Rassak)
30’ – COL – Mamadou Diop
Shootout
VAN – Scored – Liam Mackenzie
COL – Missed – Rogelio Garcia
VAN – Scored – Daniel Ittycheria
COL – Scored – Landon Strohmeyer
VAN – Missed – Yuma Tsuji
COL – Scored – Sydney Wathuta
VAN – Missed –Yeider Zuluaga
COL – Missed – James Cameron
VAN – Scored –  Rayan Elloumi
COL – Missed – Charlie Harper
Cautions
22’ – COL – Ali Fadal
32’ – COL – Mamadou Diop
36’ – COL – Josh Copeland
47’ – VAN – Rayan Elloumi
84’ – VAN – Micaah Garnette
90’+1 – VAN – Yeider Zuluaga
Statistics
Possession: VAN 48% – COL 52%
Shots: VAN 14 – COL 11
Shots on goal: VAN 2 – COL 4
Saves: VAN 3 – COL 1
Fouls: VAN 14 – COL 18
Offsides: VAN 1 – COL 3
Corners: VAN 4 – COL 1
Whitecaps FC 2
32.Isaac Boehmer; 41.Nikola Djordjevic, 4.Ranko Veselinović © (43.Trevor Wright HT), 29.Mihail Gherasimencov (44.Daniel Ittycheria 73’), 3.Sam Adekugbe (54.Prince Amponsah HT); 46.Cristiano Bruletti (62.Ryder Sewell HT), 61.Carson Rassak (68.Yuma Tsuji 81’); 48.Micaah Garnette, 97.Liam Mackenzie, 45.Yeider Zuluaga; 19.Rayan Elloumi
Substitutes not used
60.Sam Rogers, 47.Marko Popović, 53.Immanuel Mathe, 66.Sahil Deo
Colorado Rapids 2
51.Zack Campagnolo; 35.James Cameron, 37.Charlie Harper, 40.Kai Thomas, 80.Noah Strellnauer (58.Landon Strohmeyer 79’); 26.Mamadou Diop, 15.Ali Fadal, 49.Nathan Tchoumba (45.Jabari De Coteau 59’), 47.Sydney Wathuta; 42.Josh Copeland (57.Rogelio Garcia 79’), 27.Kimani Stewart-Baynes (18.Bryce Jamison 74’)
Substitutes not used
81.Dash Williams, 44.Chris Aquino, 55.Grant Gilmore, 56.Jaden Chan Tack