The Swope Park Rangers suffered a 3-2 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sunday afternoon at UBC Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Two goals from Marco Bustos gave Whitecaps FC 2 a comfortable lead at the break, before Alphonso Davies added a third in the 80th minute. The Rangers almost mounted a comeback with goals from Mark Anthony Gonzalez and Kris Tyrpak in the final five minutes, but the side’s effort came up just short.
After a quiet opening to the game, Vancouver (7-2-4, 25 pts.) took the lead with the first real chance of the contest.