English
Vancouver Whitecaps defeat Deportivo Saprissa in thrilling encounter
Vancouver, Canada – Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated Deportivo Saprissa 2-0 in a thrilling CONCACAF Champions League 2025 first-round match played at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on February 28th. Despite Saprissa having more shots (15 to 11), the Whitecaps’ possession dominance (64%) proved crucial. Brian White was the star, scoring two goals, one in the 47th minute and another in the 90th. Saprissa managed only one shot on target. The match saw a yellow card issued to D. Guzman of Saprissa in the 26th minute. The referee was Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez from Mexico. The victory gives the Vancouver Whitecaps a strong advantage going into the second leg.
Substitutions deportivo saprissa: at minute 61 D. Vega came in and A. Rodriguez went out., at minute 61 G. Torres came in and R. Bolanos went out., at minute 90 O. Sinclair came in and S. Acuna went out.
Substitutions vancouver whitecaps: at minute 61 R. Gauld came in and J. Nelson went out., at minute 63 J. Ngando came in and R. Priso-Mbongue went out., at minute 75 A. Cubas came in and P. Vite went out., at minute 75 E. Ocampo came in and S. Adekugbe went out., at minute 82 R. Veselinovic came in and B. Utvik went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Vancouver Whitecaps
Titulares:
Deportivo Saprissa
Titulares:
class=”wg_loader”>
