Vancouver routs Seattle 5-1 behind two Brian White goals

Player of the game

Brian White 2 G

8.7

Vancouver beat Seattle 5-1 at BC Place and built the win early. The Whitecaps scored three times in the first half and never let the Sounders back in. Brian White, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.7, scored twice and took five shots.

White headed in from close range in the 1st minute, assisted by Bruno Caicedo. Ryan Gauld made it 2-0 in the 9th with a shot from the centre of the box that stood after a VAR review. Mathías Laborda headed in Gauld's cross in the 43rd for a 3-0 halftime lead.

White struck again in the 53rd, finishing from close range off another Caicedo assist to make it 4-0. Jordan Morris pulled one back in the 62nd, set up by Albert Rusnák. Aleksa Cvetkovic restored the four-goal margin in the 70th. Vancouver improved to 17-7-8. Seattle fell to 11-10-11.

Chirp's Sim gave Vancouver a 59% chance before the game.

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