The Sounders came to British Columbia on Sunday with a relatively altered lineup than they would have liked, thanks to Nicolas Lodeiro’s suspension and a late injury scratch for Andreas Ivanschitz. Erik Friberg and Herculez Gomez came in for the duo, respectively. The most significant loss for the Whitecaps in this match was Kendall Waston, who was suspended after being sent off against the Colorado Rapids.
Vancouver started on the front foot early, with Chad Marshall and Roman Torres clearing and heading the ball away multiple times within the first few minutes. The Sounders were forced into making an unfortunate substitute early, as Flaco Fernandez had to leave due to injury in the 10th minute; he was replaced by Oniel Fisher, which pushed Joevin Jones up to the left wing.