Vancouver Whitecaps dominated en route to a 5–0 thrashing of Portland Timbers in the MLS Western Conference Wild Card match.
Vancouver Whitecaps ran rampant in a 5–0 victory over Portland Timbers in the Western Conference Wild Card match in the 2024The comprehensive win for Vanni Sartini's team sets them up with a Round One Best of Three Series against. Vancouver should've been the hosts for the Wild Card match but a scheduling conflict at BC Place meant the match was played at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.
The Whitecaps weren't done scoring in the first half, though. Gauld was in the right place at the right time once again to capitalize on a Portland error, pressing Pantemis and stealing the ball off him after a poor back pass from a Timbers defender. Gauld won possession and sent a pass back to the top of the penalty area.
The Scotland connection was on point once again as Armstrong connected with Gauld to secure the latter's hat trick. The Timbers defense didn't track Gauld's run into their penalty area and a simple pass from Armstrong sent Gauld through on goal. Gauld was everything you want in an attacking midfielder against the Timbers. He was finding the right spaces in the final third for both of his goals and helped defend from the front by coordinating the Vancouver press.
While Portland struggled to make the right decisions in the final third, the Whitecaps knew exactly what they were meant to do with the ball when racing forward on the break or when they committed more players forward.With players like Jonathan Rodríguez, Evander and Antony, there is no real reason Portland should be finishing in a Wild Card spot. That isn't even taking into account the team's dreadful performance in a must-win game at home.
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