HONOLULU, HAWAII – Vancouver Whitecaps FC fell 1-0 to Japanese club Iwaki FC on Sunday afternoon in Pacific Rim Cup action at Aloha Stadium.
Iwaki FC’s Byron Vasquez scored the lone goal of the match on an 87th-minute penalty.
Whitecaps FC head coach Marc Dos Santos made three changes to his starting lineup after Friday’s preseason opener, inserting goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, right back Scott Sutter, and attacking midfielder/forward Yordy Reyna in place of Zac MacMath, Jake Nerwinski, and Theo Bair. Nerwinski (sick) did not dress, while Reyna served as the centre forward in Vancouver’s 4-3-3 formation.