The Vancouver Whitecaps hosted Eastern Conference cellar-dweller DC United, with an opportunity to move into a tie for 2nd in the Western Conference. The Caps were without Matias Laba for this match, due to yellow card accumulation. This led to hypotheses about whether Carl Robinson would simply replace Laba with Russell Tiebert, or insert Nicolas Mezquida as a playmaker for Christian Bolanos and Cristian Techera on the wings. Robbo elected to start Alphonso Davies, after his one goal and one assist performance on Tuesday against Montreal Impact in the Amway Canadian Championship.
The Vancouver Whitecaps fall to DC United 1-0.
