VANCOUVER, BC – They certainly went down with a fight.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9W-15L-8D) were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday evening at BC Place, falling 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC (13W-13L-5D) in a spirited Cascadia derby that saw both teams shown red cards in the second half.
It was a wild one, to say the least.
After Pedro Morales opened the scoring on a 25th-minute penalty kick, Seattle leveled the match through Osvaldo Alonso in the 39th minute. Then, after Morales was ejected, Brad Evans scored the eventual winner on an 81st-minute penalty – shortly before he too was ejected.