The Vancouver Whitecaps did something that was projected as impossible, seeing as how gunslinging Atlanta United tried the same thing and lost 4-0. They went into BBVA Compass Stadium and they won 2-1, striking on two quick counterattacks and defending like champs.
It took some innovation from the Impact. The mighty, mighty Brek Shea had to work magic after Marcel de Jong was subbed out, perhaps because of injury, perhaps because Alberth Elis was eating him alive.
And somehow in the mix of it all, the Vancouver Whitecaps’ indelible Alphonso Davies ended up playing leftback.