As blunt as he could be, Doneil Henry walked into his press conference after the match and said “we knew we’re playing a really good Seattle team. They’re in form right now, and we’re not.” That sentiment was certainly one that was shared amongst the Vancouver supporters that I talked to before the match.
After the match though, the mood was quite different. Of the fans that I talked to heading into Saturday as the Vancouver Whitecaps hosted the Seattle Sounders in the first Cascadia clash of the season, if you had asked if they’d take a draw from this match, they’d have told you yes.