SEATTLE, WA – The season came to a close for Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Thursday evening, as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders FC.
Clint Dempsey scored a pair of second-half goals to give the Sounders the victory in the decisive leg of the Western Conference Semifinal at CenturyLink Field. The win books Seattle a spot in the Western Conference Championship after the two sides played to a scoreless draw in the first leg at BC Place last Sunday.
The loss concludes a historic year for Whitecaps FC that started with a semifinal finish at the CONCACAF Champions League, and saw them man the top spot in the Western Conference for majority of the final five weeks of the regular season.