Whitecaps shock LAFC with blowout playoff win at BC Place

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The Vancouver Whitecaps kept their season alive with a huge 3-0 win over LAFC at BC Place tonight.

The home team came out hot in Game 2 of their Round One playoff series and scored twice within the first 15 minutes to grab a lead they would never relinquish. Ryan Gauld got the scoring started and now has five goals and an assist in this year’s MLS Playoffs.

The Whitecaps would get two more markers throughout the game on LAFC own-goals. It was a massive performance for the underdogs who have been playing some of their best soccer of the season in the past few weeks.

Goalie Yohei Takaoka was perfect on the night, stopping all the shots that came his way. He made some massive saves to keep the clean sheet including this incredible stop on Denis Bouanga who was second in the MLS goal count during the regular season.

Tonight’s victory means that the series is tied at one game apiece. The do-or-die Game 3 will take place on Friday back in Los Angeles. The winner advances to the Conference Semifinals while the loser will have their season cut short.

Despite having gone through the Wild Card game to make it here and facing off against the top seed LAFC, Whitecaps FC have not looked overmatched through two games. They were very solid in Game 1 and lost only after a controversial penalty and were clearly the better team tonight.

This win was just the Whitecaps’ third across their MLS playoff history, following a 2017 victory over the San Jose Earthquake and this year’s blowout win over the Portland Timbers.

The winner of Game 3 next week will face off against the Seattle Sounders in the Conference Semifinals.

The Whitecaps had some fun on social media after the game, teasing LAFC about the lopsided score.

More to come… 

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