BURNABY, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 dropped a 4-0 result to visiting Sporting Kansas City II on Saturday afternoon at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC.
In the fourth minute, Sporting KC II attackers took advantage of their man-to-man marking. Former 'Caps academy product Kamron Habibullah picked up the ball inside the box and smashed home the opener past Whitecaps FC 2 goalkeeper Alexander Milošević.
Down 1-0 with fans still streaming in, WFC2 regained their composure. Leading goalscorer Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau whipped a short cross across the top of the box for captain Jay Herdman, who saw his low strike almost palmed away by SKCII ’keeper Ryan Schewe. His follow-up attempt glanced off the woodwork, narrowly giving the home side the equalizer.
At the quarter hour, Milošević came up big. The 18-year-old bravely stood his ground to kick out two point-bank chances from SKCII forward Alenis Vargas.
Whitecaps FC 2 almost got on the board with a dangerous Myles Morgan header that looped past Schewe, but was kicked off the line by defender Chris Rindov.
Before the half, WFC2 defender Dembo Saidykhan was shown the red card after a late tackle inside his own area. Milošević faced down a Robert Avila penalty kick, with the goalkeeper denying the forward after he dove right to punch away the attempt.
After play restarted, Habibullah again found the back of the net with a 20-yard curler that dipped into the far corner.
Three minutes after he subbed on, SKCII's Jonathan Robinson put the away side up 3-0 to put the match away. Alenis Vargas added a fourth before the final whistle.
Up next, the young ’Caps continue their five-game homestand at Swangard Stadium and their push to the playoffs as they host North Texas SC on Sunday, September 8 at 4 p.m. PT.
To cheer the Blue and White on in their race for the playoffs, visit: www.whitecapsfc.com/tickets.
MATCH DETAILS
Referee: Amer Ramic
Scoring Summary
4’ – SKC – Kamron Habibullah
50’ – SKC – Kamron Habibullah
63’ – SKC – Jonathan Robinson
81’ – SKC – Alenis Vargas
Cautions
19’ – SKC – Macielo Tschantret
45+1' – SKC – Robert Avila
63’ – VAN – Joshué Ndakala
66’ – SKC – Ian James
68’ – VAN – Antonie Coupland
78’ – VAN – Mihail Gherasimencov
Ejection
36’ – VAN – Dembo Saidykhan
Statistics
Possession: VAN 37% – SKC 63%
Shots: VAN 13 – SKC 21
Shots on target: VAN 6 – SKC 11
Saves: VAN 6 – SKC 5
Fouls: VAN 6 – SKC 13
Offsides: VAN 0 – SKC 5
Corners: VAN 2 – SKC 6
Whitecaps FC 2
90.Alexander Milošević; 83.Finn Linder, 95.Joshué Ndakala, 51.Dembo Saidykhan; 46.Darko Ilić (43.Antoine Coupland 58’), 49.Malek Mehri, 59.Jeevan Badwal (48. Malcolm Simmons 58’), 92.Jay Herdman ©, 54.Mihail Gherasimencov; 44.Myles Morgan (97.Liam Mackenzie HT), 52.Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau (63.Rayan Elloumi 82’)
Substitutes not used
80.Trystan Read, 56.Immanuel Mathe
Sporting Kansas City II
36.Ryan Schewe; 90.Medgy Alexandre (35.Jonathan Robinson 60’), 89.Leo Christiano, 28.Chris Rindov, 96.Ian James; 52.Macielo Tschantret (42.Carson Klein 60’), 47.Kamron Habibullah(76.Johann Ortiz 80’), 31.Luis Flores (88.Shane Donovan HT); 98.Sebastian Cruz, 20.Alenis Vargas, 99.Robert Avila (38.Maouloane Goumballe 73’)
Substitutes not used
91.Jacob Molinaro, 39.Ethan Bryant, 74.Demarre Montoute, 77.Haris Alisăh
