At long last! The Vancouver Whitecaps have slayed the dragon that was beating a CPL team with a business-like 2-0 victory over Valour FC at BC Place on Wednesday night. With the win, Vancouver finds themselves off to the next round of the Canadian Championship against Cavalry FC.
Valour kicked things off with a strong opening phase of the match, but after the Whitecaps scored two goals in the span off three minutes, it always looked as though the Manitoba-based side didn’t have the firepower to get back in the game, recording just two shots on target.
It was a crucial victory not only for Vancouver’s reputation in the competition, but also in the fact that they were able to get through to the next round with some good squad rotation as the Whitecaps have two more home matches coming their way in quick succession.