KANSAS CITY, KS – Vancouver Whitecaps FC's five-match unbeaten streak came to an end on Saturday night as they fell 3-0 to Western Conference side Sporting Kansas City at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
The 'Caps would start the match on the front foot, winning several corner kick opportunities and getting into good areas in Sporting's half.
In the 32nd minute, the Blue and White would get the first big chance of the match as LuÃs Martins whipped a left-footed cross to the back post for Sergio Córdova, who put his headed attempt narrowly over the net.
A minute later, Kansas City opened the scoring thanks to Rémi Walter's chipped finish into the roof of the net to give the home side the 1-0 advantage.
Just before the halftime interval, Sporting doubled their lead through Alan Pulido.
Following the break, Córdova came close to scoring once again as he found the ball in the box and sent a shot towards goal that was blocked on the line.
Kansas City got their third goal in the 53rd minute as substitute Erik Thommy smashed a loose ball into the net to make it 3-0.
Next up, the Blue & White return to BC Place on Saturday, July 8 as they take on Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders FC in their first of four straight home matches. The game will also mark the 10th anniversary of the club’s annual Pride Night. For tickets, visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets.
MATCH DETAILS
Referee: Malik Badawi
Scoring Summary
33’ – SKC – Rémi Walter (Gadi Kinda)
45+2’ – SKC – Alan Pulido (Tim Leibold, Rémi Walter)
53’ – SKC – Erik Thommy
Statistics
Possession: SKC 63% - VAN 37%
Shots: SKC 16 - VAN 11
Shots on Goal: SKC 4 - VAN 2
Saves: SKC 1 - VAN 1
Fouls: SKC 9 - VAN 13
Offsides: SKC 0 - VAN 5
Corners: SKC 7 - VAN 8
Cautions
57’ – SKC – Erik Thommy
66’ – VAN – Sebastian Berhalter
89’ – SKC – Jake Davis
Sporting Kansas City
22.Kendall McIntosh; 17.Jake Davis, 5.Dany Rosero, 3.Andreu Fontà s, 14.Tim Leibold (18.Logan Ndembe 86'); 54.Rémi Walter, 6.Nemanja Radoja (26.Erik Thommy HT), 10.Gadi Kinda (77.Marinos Tzionis 78'); 7.Johnny Russell (15.Roger Espinoza 78'), 9.Alan Pulido (30.Stephen Afrifa 86'), 20.Dániel Sallói
Substitutes not used
1.John Pulskamp, 11.Khiry Shelton, 19.Robert Castellanos, 21.Felipe Hernández
Vancouver Whitecaps FC18.Yohei Takaoka; 27.Ryan Raposo (66.Giovanni Aguilar 81'), 4.Ranko Veselinović, 2.MathÃas Laborda, 14.LuÃs Martins; 8.Alessandro Schöpf (26.J.C. Ngando 78'), 20.Andrés Cubas (16.Sebastian Berhalter HT), 45.Pedro Vite (7.Déiber Caicedo 61'); 9.Sergio Córdova, 25.Ryan Gauld ©; 29.Simon Becher (28.Levonte Johnson 61')
Substitutes not used
1.Thomas Hasal, 12.Karifa Yao, 30.Kamron Habibullah, 61.Matteo Campagna
