SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – The Whitecaps FC Pre-Academy boys fell 2-1 in a last-second heartbreaker against home side LD Alajauelense in the Shield Final of the 2019 Concacaf U-13 Champions League on Saturday.
The 'Caps opened the scoring in the 22nd minute on a goal from captain Dominic Di Paola
But the Costa Rican side came back in the final 10 minutes of the 60-minute match with goals from Claudio Montero in the 52nd minute and a last-minute score from Ariel Gonzalez in the second minute of stoppage time to win it for Alajuelense.