Vancouver Whitecaps have begun their 2025 MLS season with a bang as they lead Pacific Northwest rivals Portland Timbers 4-1 within the second half.
After Timbers defender Kamal Miller was proven a straight pink simply 11 minutes into the match, targets from Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite, and Sam Adekugbe set the Whitecaps on target for a large end result.
However Jayden Nelson, too, has began the marketing campaign brightly by helping on all three targets on his return to the league.
The Canadian worldwide now pulls forward of not solely Lionel Messi, however Chicago’s Jonathan Bamba, and Philadelphia’s Kai Wagner, and degree with San Jose’s Cristian Espinoza within the MLS help chart up to now.
Not carried out there, Nelson then bagged a objective himself after choosing up the ball on the midway line earlier than driving into the ultimate third earlier than dispatching his effort previous Maxime Crepeau on the close to publish.
Nelson (22), who first started his top-flight profession with Toronto, then plied his commerce for Norwegian giants Rosenburg earlier than returning to MLS with Vancouver within the run-up to the season.
What a approach to reintroduce your self to the North American high flight.
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