Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer News

Regular-season league MVP Joey Gjertsen proved to be even more valuable in the USL First Division championship game, figuring in both goals as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0 on Saturday night for their first title. Gjertsen's shot in the closing seconds of the first half caromed off the foot of Rhinos defender Nate Craft, changed direction and bounded past surprised goalie Scott Vallow to give Vancouver ...

Vancouver Whitecaps forward Joey Gjertsen was named the United Soccer Leagues First Division most valuable player Friday. ``It is a huge honour and I owe a lot of my success over the last two years to my teammates,'' said Gjertsen. ``I would like to thank the entire Whitecaps organization.'' Gjertsen, 24, playing in just his second season in the USL, led the Whitecaps with 13 goals and seven assists in ...

There have been a lot of disappointing endings written in the Vancouver Whitecaps' playoff history. Coach Bob Lilley says it's time to write a new chapter when the Whitecaps face the Rochester Raging Rhinos in Saturday's United Soccer Leagues First Division championship game. The final will be played at Rochester's new 12,500-seat, soccer-specific US PAETEC Park Stadium. ``We are excited about the opportunity to finish the job,'' Lilley said in ...

Former Montreal Impact striker Eduardo Sebrango scored 24 minutes into overtime to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps past the Montreal Impact 2-0 in Game 2 of the USL first division semifinal series With the win, the Whitecaps advance to the USL first division championship game next Saturday where they will take on the Rochester Raging Rhinos in Rochester, N.Y. Tony Donatelli added a goal in the final minute as the Whitecaps ...

The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced to the USL First Division semifinals with a 2-0 win over Miami FC on Sunday, taking the series 6-1 on aggregate goals. Martin Nash and Eduardo Sebrango scored for Vancouver, while Whitecaps goalkeeper Tony Caig earned his eighth shutout of the season. The Whitecaps took the first game in Miami 4-1 on goals from four different scorers. Vancouver will take on the first place Montreal Impact ...

The Vancouver Whitecaps took command of their first-round United Soccer League playoff series with a 4-1 win over Miami FC on Friday. The lopsided win means Miami needs to win by three goals just to draw level in the two-game series decided by aggregate goals. Vancouver opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Steve Kindel sent in a cross from the left wing which was headed in by David ...

The Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact each placed four players on the United Soccer Leagues all-league teams named Wednesday. Vancouver forward Joey Gjertsen and defender Geordie Lyall were named to the all-league first team, along with Montreal goalkeeper Greg Sutton and defender Gabriel Gervais. Whitecap midfielder Jeff Clark and defender/midfielder Steve Klein were selected to the second team, along with Impact defender Nevio Pizzolitto and midfielder Leonardo Di Lorenzo. The ...

Joey Gjertsen's first half goal helped the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 Sunday evening and end the club's USL season on a winning note. With the win, the playoff-bound Whitecaps (12-6-10) finished fourth in the USL standings and will take on fifth-place Miami FC, led by former Brazil World Cup star Romario, in the first round of the playoffs. The two-game, home-and-away aggregate goal series begins with Game ...

The Vancouver Whitecaps kept their chances of getting a playoff bye alive after defeating the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on Friday night. Eduardo Sebrango, Joey Gjertsen and David Testo scored for Vancouver, while Jamal Sutton scored a pair to pace the Sounders. With the win, Vancouver improved to 11-6-10 for 43 points and moved within three points of the second-place Rochester Raging Rhinos (12-4-10). The top two teams in the league receive byes past the first round of ...

A late goal by Charleston's Ben Hollingsworth earned the Battery a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Thursday night and stole away a Whitecaps victory. Vancouver opened the scoring in the 30th minute on a header from Eduardo Sebrango. The Battery responded in second half injury time to deny the Whitecaps a much-needed victory. A win would have given Vancouver (10-6-10) sole possession of second place ahead of the idle Rochester Raging ...