COMMERCE CITY, CO – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to take on Colorado Rapids at 6 p.m. PT (TSN1 and TSN 1410 radio). Here’s the full story on Vancouver’s starting lineup.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.David Ousted; 33.Steven Beitashour, 4.Kendall Waston, 44.Pa-Modou Kah, 2.Jordan Harvey; 15.Matías Laba, 28.Gershon Koffie; 38.Kianz Froese, 7.Mauro Rosales, 23.Kekuta Manneh; 29.Octavio Rivero
Substitutes
70.Paolo Tornaghi, 9.Nicolás Mezquida, 11.Darren Mattocks, 13.Cristian Techera, 26.Tim Parker, 27.Ethen Sampson, 77.Pedro Morales
NOTES:
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson makes three changes to his starting XI from last weekend against Seattle Sounders FC with Gershon Koffie in for Russell Teibert, Kianz Froese in for Cristian Techera, and Mauro Rosales in for Pedro Morales.
Koffie and Kendall Waston both played the full 90 minutes on Wednesday in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal at FC Edmonton. In fact, tonight is Waston’s third match in eight days. The Costa Rican leads the league with 94 clearances.
In 15 matches this year (in all competitions), Robinson has now used 15 different starting XIs.
Goalkeeper David Ousted will be making his 61st consecutive MLS start, including playoffs, with the club. In MLS action, the 30-year-old keeper is second only to New York Red Bulls keeper Luis Robles (91) in consecutive matches. This season, Ousted is first in shutouts (6) and tied for first in wins (6).
Left back Jordan Harvey is makes his 195th MLS regular season appearance and 13th start against the club that drafted him in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft (57th overall).
This will be midfielder Gershon Koffie’s 99th MLS start – the 23-year-old Ghanaian is Vancouver’s all-time MLS leader in starts and appearances.
Homegrown midfielder Kianz Froese, who joined the Whitecaps FC Residency program in September 2012, makes his first start in MLS regular season play. The 19-year-old, who spent a large part of his youth in Manitoba, becomes the fifth Homegrown player and third Residency graduate to start for Whitecaps FC in MLS regular season action.
Midfielder Mauro Rosales returns to the XI after suffering a right quad strain early in the home match against Philadelphia Union on May 9. Tonight will be the first time this season the 34-year-old Argentine has started as the 'Caps number 10.
Striker Octavio Rivero has started every MLS regular season match so far this season. The 23-year-old Uruguayan is tied for third in MLS in goals (6) and second in both shots (43) and shots on goal (20).
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