Vancouver cruises past San Diego 4-1 at BC Place

Vancouver beat San Diego 4-1 at BC Place and pulled away with two second-half goals after a 2-0 halftime lead. The Whitecaps improved to 16-7-8. San Diego fell to 8-11-12.

Aleksa Cvetkovic opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box, set up by Mathías Laborda off a corner. Brian White made it 2-0 in the 41st with a header from very close range, assisted by Oliver Larraz. White, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.6, scored once.

Ryan Gauld put the game out of reach in the 66th with a header from the right side of the six yard box, assisted by Rayan Elloumi. Bruno Caicedo made it 4-0 in the 76th, finishing a fast break from Ralph Priso. Onni Valakari headed in a late consolation for San Diego in the 83rd.

Chirp's Sim had Vancouver at 64% before the game, and the Whitecaps delivered.