The loss snapped Vancouver’s eight\u002Dgame unbeaten streak. The Whitecaps had three wins and five draws entering the match.
The loss snapped Vancouver’s eight-game unbeaten streak. The Whitecaps had three wins and five draws entering the Major League Soccer match.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
Evander scored off a cross from Juan Mosquera to make it 2-0 for the Timbers in the 18th minute. But the Whitecaps closed the gap on an own goal off Portland’s Zac McGraw in the 24th. The Timbers went up 3-1 in the 54th minute when Evander spun around a defender and blasted his shot into the bottom left corner, out of the reach of diving Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.
The Whitecaps beat Portland 1-0 earlier this year in Vancouver. They’ve won two or more straight games in the series only once, when they won three straight between 2018 and 2019.Article content The Cascadia Cup was created by supporters of the Timbers, Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders for the team with the best record on points in head-to-head matches between the three rivals. Portland won last season’s Cascadia Cup title.NEXT GAME
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