VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to host Sporting Kansas City at 7 p.m. PT in CONCACAF Champions League action (live stream on CONCACAF Facebook page).
Here are some news and notes on Vancouver’s starting lineup.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
70.Paolo Tornaghi; 6.Jordan Smith, 4.Kendall Waston, 26.Tim Parker, 46.Brett Levis; 8.Fraser Aird, 15.MatÃas Laba, 31.Russell Teibert, 13.Cristian Techera; 9.Masato Kudo, 19.Erik Hurtado
Substitutes
39.Spencer Richey, 11.Nicolás Mezquida, 14.Cole Seiler, 17.Andrew Jacobson, 27.Blas Pérez, 33.Marcel de Jong, 67.Alphonso Davies
Injuries
2.Jordan Harvey - left knee sprain suffered during training on July 27
22.Christian Dean - meniscus tear on his right knee suffered during training on May 25
23.Kekuta Manneh - right foot fracture suffered July 9 against Colorado Rapids
Whitecaps FC Disciplinary Report
Erik Hurtado is on caution accumulation warning
NOTES:
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson makes nine changes to his starting XI from Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Sporting Kansas City. The only players who will have started both matches against SKC are Kendall Waston and Fraser Aird, who starts tonight on the right wing.
Tonight’s XI includes six starters from Vancouver’s CCL win over Central FC, including Aird, Erik Hurtado, Brett Levis, who signed a Major League Soccer contract with Whitecaps FC today, Jordan Smith, Cristian Techera, and Russell Teibert.
Centre backs Kendall Waston and Tim Parker have partnered in the middle in 16 of 26 MLS regular season matches this season.
Tonight is the first time in official competition that forwards Erik Hurtado and Masato Kudo have partnered upfront together.
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