Academy Report: U-15s have strong first day at the Rotterdam Cup

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Whitecaps FC U-15 academy boys opened the SportChain Cup (formerly the Rotterdam Cup) on Saturday with their first three matches.

Hajduk Split

First up was a match versus Croatian side Hajduk Split. The 'Caps came away with a 1-0 win.

10 minutes into the match Rohin Kapila sprayed a through ball into the channel for Connor MacLean, who then drove towards the penalty area before delivering a driven cross to the back post for Theo Afework to finish clinically.

Goalkeeper Max Anchor came our for a strong save to preserve the clean sheet in the second half.

RB Leipzig

Match 2 was a close battle against RB Leipzig, finishing 2-0 for the German club. pic.twitter.com/hZ9hpNx6qT

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