The Vancouver Whitecaps played host to their Cascadia rival on Wednesday evening, looking to move up into a tie for 3rd place in the compact Western Conference. The Caps had a good opportunity to achieve that goal, having an extra day of rest, and Seattle not starting central defender Roman Torres, midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, or forward Clint Dempsey; and Joevin Jones leaving to Trinidad and Tobago early.
Despite starting their best XI currently available, the Whitecaps came out very flat and were looking the poorer team throughout the first half.