BURNABY, BC – Whitecaps FC 2 recorded their third straight victory with a 2-0 result against Western Conference foes San Jose Earthquakes II.
The young ‘Caps started things off quickly at Swangard Stadium, as midfielder Vasco Fry won a ball inside the box and directed his shot into the top right corner of the net in the second minute of the match to give the home side the early 1-0 advantage.
In the 17th minute, Elagbe Bah lofted an over the top through ball to forward Simon Becher, who’s shot went right outside the far post.
The ‘Quakes pushed on late in the second half for an equalizer, but WFC2’s defensive efforts fended off the away side’s momentum.
Fast forward to the second half, a shot from Brienza inside the box went right off the crossbar in the 88th minute, as the young ‘Caps were inches away from widening their 1-0 lead late in the second half.
However, midfielder Pedro Vite finished things off himself with a shot outside the box that flew in the top left corner of the net, making it 2-0 for the home side late in the game.
Up next for the young ‘Caps is a match away from home against Saint Louis CITY 2 at St. Louis University Hermann Stadium. Catch all the action live on mlsnextpro.com next Saturday, May 7 for a 5 p.m. PT kick off.
MATCH DETAILS
Referee: David Schmidt-Schwed
Scoring Summary
2’ – VAN – Vasco Fry
90’ – VAN – Pedro Vite (Vasco Fry)
Statistics
Possession: VAN 41.7% – SJ 58.3%
Shots: VAN 8 – SJ 6
Shots on Goal: VAN 4 – SJ 1
Saves: VAN 1 – SJ 2
Fouls: VAN 14 – SJ 16
Offsides: VAN 2 – SJ 3
Corners: VAN 5 – SJ 6
Cautions
47’ – VAN – Elage Bah
65’ – VAN – Emiliano Brienza
83’ – VAN – Jay Herdman
85’ – VAN – Vasco Fry
86’ – SJ – Omar Lemus
Whitecaps FC 2
55.Cody Cropper; 26.Florian Jungwirth, 22.Érik Godoy ©, 61.Matteo Campagna; 57.Elage Bah (44.Chris Lee 62’), 66.Giovanni Aguilar, 52.Vasco Fry, 45.Pedro Vite, 51.Ali Ahmed (68.Owen Antoniuk 90+1’); 49.Emiliano Brienza, 29.Simon Becher (92.Jay Herdman HT)
Substitutes not used
40.Ben Alexander, 47.Pípé Fernandez-Salvador, 53.Simone Masi, 58.Eric White, 64.Cristian Campagna
San Jose Earthquakes II
51.Eric De La Cerda; 58.Omar Lemus, 52.Ethan Kohler, 77.Casey Walls © (69.Tristan Viviani 87’), 62.Christopher Grey; 60.Eduardo Blancas Maravilla (67.Joaquin Eisenberg 88’), 56.Nathan Scott, 64.Jerry Ayon; 65.Diogo Baptista (59.Cruz Medina 52’), 57.Diego Otoya (53.Rodolfo Castro Jr. 65’), 50.Maximilian Afsten
Substitutes not used
70.Andrew Samuels, 63.Benjamin Asabia, 67.Joaquin Eseinberg
