'Caps bow out of Leagues Cup
Whitecaps FC
VANCOUVER, BC – In a tense match at BC Place, Vancouver Whitecaps FC were defeated by Pumas UNAM by a 2-0 margin as the ‘Caps bowed out of the 2024 Leagues Cup.
The match began with both teams having early flashes at goal. Cesar Huerta drilled a shot wide of
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Whitecaps FC
VANCOUVER, BC â In a tense match at BC Place, Vancouver Whitecaps FC were defeated by Pumas UNAM by a 2-0 margin as the âCaps bowed out of the 2024 Leagues Cup.

The match began with both teams having early flashes at goal. Cesar Huerta drilled a shot wide of the post while Sebastian Berhalter did a clever cut inside from the left before firing a shot high after losing his footing.

The âCaps were denied a brilliant chance in the 24th minute. Fafa Picault chipped in a beautiful cross from the left into the Pumas box for Levonte Johnson to peel away from his marker and volley a strike towards goal. The goal-bound shot was then miraculously denied by Julio GonzÃ¡lez, who, at full stretch, kept the scores level.

Johnson was rebuffed once more by GonzÃ¡lez just a few minutes later, after being sent in behind by Brian White. Johnson bore down the middle, going one-on-one with GonzÃ¡lez but after trying to place his shot hard and low, was stopped by the hand of the Mexican âkeeper. Not to be outdone, Yohei Takaoka performed his own piece of great goalkeeping in the 34th minute, getting a hand on a shot from the edge of the box after a short corner.

Not long later, Pumas drew first blood in the 37th minute. Pedro Quispe dribbled into the box and set Cesar Huerta up to smash an effort into the side netting for 1-0.

The second half started with Whitecaps FC raring to get an equalizer. White hit the target after being found near the penalty spot by Ali Ahmed, but his shot went straight into the hands of GonzÃ¡lez.

While the 'Caps searched for a goal, Pumas went on and doubled their lead in the 57th minute. Huerta sent in Ruben Duarte on the left, and Duarte drilled a ball across goal for Jorge Ruvalcaba to tap-in for 2-0.

Despite being two goals down, the âCaps stayed true to their task and were relentless in their search for a goal. Ryan Raposo had a chance to halve the deficit around the 75th minute, when Ahmed found Picault in the box, whose touch set Raposo up for a snapshot volley that had to be punched out by GonzÃ¡lez.

MathÃ­as Laborda flashed a header above the bar after rising to meet a Pedro Vite free kick in the 85th minute as the âCaps continued to search for a way back into the match.

The 'Caps kept the pressure up for the remainder of the match, trying to get one back on Pumas. White was sent in behind in added time, lifting the ball up and over GonzÃ¡lez just outside the box but was unable to direct it towards goal before it was cleared.

In the end, Pumas held onto their two-goal lead until the final whistle, securing their place into the next round of the Leagues Cup.

Whitecaps FC are scheduled to return to MLS action at home versus Los Angeles FC on Saturday, August 24 at BC Place. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. PT. For ticket information to all Whitecaps FC home matches, visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets.

MATCH DETAILS

Attendance: 9,691

Referee: Cesar Ramos

Scoring Summary

36â â PUM â Cesar Huerta (Pedro Quispe)

57â â PUM â Jorge Ruvalcaba (Ruben Duarte)

Statistics

Possession: VAN 58.6% - PUM 41.4%

Shots: VAN 9 - PUM 9

Shots on Goal: VAN 5 - PUM 5

Saves: VAN 3 - PUM 5

Fouls: VAN 9 - PUM 12

Offsides: VAN 3 - PUM 1

Corners: VAN 5 - PUM 3

Caution

69â â VAN â Fafa Picault

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

1.Yohei Takaoka; 2.MathÃ­as Laborda, 4.Ranko VeselinoviÄ (8.Alessandro SchÃ¶pf 71â), 15.BjÃ¸rn Inge Utvik (27.Giuseppe Bovalina 82â); 22.Ali Ahmed, 45.Pedro Vite, 20.AndrÃ©s Cubas Â©, 16.Sebastian Berhalter; 11.Fafa Picault (19.Damir Kreilach 82â), 24.Brian White, 28.Levonte Johnson (3.Sam Adekugbe 62â)

Substitutes not used

32.Isaac Boehmer, 17.Joe Bendik, 6.Tristan Blackmon, 13.Ralph Priso, 25.Ryan Gauld, 83.Finn Linder

Pumas UNAM

1.Julio GonzÃ¡lez; 2.Pablo Bennevendo, 6.Nathan Silva, 5.Ruben Duarte, 4.Lisandro MagallÃ¡n; 27.Pedro Quispe (20.Santiago Trigos 79â), 8.JosÃ© Caicedo; 17.Jorge Ruvalcaba (22.Robert Ergas 68â), 23.Ignacio Pussetto (9.Guillermo MartÃ­nez 68â), 12.Cesar Huerta (29.Rogelio Funes Mori 85â), 189.Ãngel Rico (15.Ulises Rivas 45â)