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Vancouver Sun
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Whitecaps 2, Inter Miami 0: Vancouver wins first leg of CONCACAF semifinals
Article content A sublime defensive play by Whitecaps' Edier Ocampo ended Inter Miami's final attack and secured Vancouver's 2-0 win in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal Thursday night at B.C. Place. Article content The Whitecaps had just 31 per cent possession, but put more shots (5) on target than Miami (2), continuing their strong defensive form they've shown in league play. The Herons had more total shots (10-8) but couldn't solve the final touch to breach the Caps defence. Article content Article content Vancouver got things going in the 25th minute when Brian White pounded home a header off a lob from Pedro Vite. That was White's 10th goal across all competitions this season, and fourth of the CONCACAF Champions Chip. He's now tied Carl Valentine for fourth-all time in scoring in Whitecaps history. Article content Article content The Whitecaps held Miami until the 36th minute when visiting superstar Lionel Messi shot one from 22 yards out. Vancouver goalie Yohei Takaoka handled it easy, gathering it and taking it to the ground. Article content Vancouver's all-important second goal came from Sebastian Berhalter in the 85th minute. Halftime sub Emmanuel Sabbi made a dancing run down the right flank before laying off to JC Ngando, who played Jayden Nelson into the box on a cutback. Nelson's cross dribble through the box to the far side, where a wide-open Berhalter roofed it, with Brian White celebrating before he even kicked the ball. Article content With tonight's win, the Whitecaps will take a 2-0 aggregate lead into the second leg in Miami, which comes next Wednesday, April 30 (5 p.m. OneSoccer). Article content Article content
Reuters
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps, Galaxy advnace
March 13 - Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match. The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the quarterfinals thanks to the away-goals tiebreaker. The sides played to a 1-1 draw last week in Vancouver. On Wednesday, Monterrey grabbed the advantage on a goal by Sergio Canales in the fourth minute. Ocampo equalized in the 56th minute, firing a 12-yard right-footed shot inside the far post to complete an impressive team counterattack. White put the Whitecaps on top in the 78th minute after Vancouver stole the ball at the top of the Monterrey 18-yard box. The ball popped free to White, who had time to play the ball onto his right foot and roll the ball inside the right post. A penalty-kick goal by Monterrey's Sergio Ramos deep into second-half stoppage time wasn't enough for the hosts. Galaxy 4, Herediano 1 Julian Aude and Miguel Berry scored in the first half at Carson, Calif., as Los Angeles overcame a first-leg deficit to oust Herediano by a 4-2 aggregate score. Herediano won the series opener 1-0 last week in Costa Rica. In the 30th minute on Wednesday, Aude hit a half-volley from just above the penalty area that flew inside the left post. Eight minutes later, Berry's right-footed shot from 6 yards out bounced before landing in the net. Second-half tallies from Gabriel Pec and Christian Ramirez expanded the Galaxy's lead before Jose De Jesus Gonzalez scored a consolation goal for Herediano in the 82nd minute. The Galaxy advance to face Mexico's Tigres UANL in the quarterfinals.
