Vancouver Whitecaps booked their spot within the Concacaf Champions Cup Spherical of 16 after a 2-0 win over Saprissa on Thursday (3-2 on mixture).
Scorer: White 46′, 90+1′
It was a story of two halves at BC Place because the Main League Soccer membership got here from behind on mixture because of a second half surge towards the serial Costa Rican champions.
With solely two efforts on track mixed over the primary 45 minutes, the match was initially a tense encounter. Vancouver, regardless of over 75% possession of the ball, struggled to search out their groove in entrance of dwelling followers, suggesting Saprissa might pull off the unthinkable.
Nonetheless, every part modified after the restart because the tie turned 2-2 on mixture because of ahead Brian White. The 29-year-old cut up two centre-backs and thumped dwelling a diving degree lower than one minute into the second half.
The Whitecaps skilled a surge in confidence with the objective and Saprissa felt the warmth. White and Ryan Gauld frequently searched for an additional objective however had been denied by the woodwork and goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado.
Then on the different finish, the guests virtually scored considered one of their very own however had been denied by the crossbar. And with the 2 groups on the point of heading into extra-time, extra drama ensued.
White managed to stab dwelling one other objective (proving the eventual winner) following some pinball within the field. Nonetheless, his exhausting work might have all been undone when Sebastian Berhalter appeared to commit a handball within the remaining seconds, however VAR opted to not evaluation and Vancouver scraped by means of.
GOAL 🏔️🏔️
BRIAN WHITE makes it 2-0 for the Vancouver Whitecaps over Saprissa, getting on the top of a rebound from a Ryan Gauld free kick – can maintain on and safe the 3-2 agg. win? 👀
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The Whitecaps will now face Monterrey within the Spherical of 16.
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