By no means were the Vancouver Whitecaps outplayed on Saturday, and they certainly did not look out of place against the Western Conference-leading Portland Timbers. However, when you lose focus one too many times against a quality side, you’re going to be punished for it, in this case to the tune of a 2-1 defeat. Thankfully, there was fight in our ‘Caps, but just not enough to pull a road result at an always difficult venue.
David Ousted - C
You could argue that maybe Ousted had a chance on either goal, possibly getting a hand to Darlington Nagbe’s blast or not making himself big enough once Darren Mattocks was allowed inside the six, but there’s only so much you can do when the players in front of you are reacting so slowly.