The Vancouver Whitecaps contributed Wednesday night to what was despite their best interests, a historic night at BC Place. For the first time in Canadian Championship history, a Canadian Premier League side bested an MLS side, and Cavalry FC are moving on to face Montreal Impact in the semi-finals, having vanquished the Whitecaps in the second leg of the third round by a score of 2-1.
Cavalry FC coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr spoke with the media after his side’s momentus victory, and the skipper gave us a sense of what it meant to go up against a coach he respects, with an MLS side, and come out the victors: “That was exciting for us today, because we had to test our mettle against an exceptional Canadian coach that’s trying to galvanize a new look team.