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'It was a perfect day:' The oral history of Whitecaps FC's inaugural match in MLS

March 19, 2011.

It's a day that will forever be etched in the memory of Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans.

The day it all began.

The day Whitecaps FC played their inaugural match in Major League Soccer, kicking off a new era of soccer in Vancouver.

To celebrate the anniversary of this memorable occasion, whitecapsfc.com caught up with Jay DeMerit (the club's inaugural MLS captain), Terry Dunfield (a Vancouver native who scored on the day), and Russell Teibert (a Whitecaps FC BMO Academy System product who started the match as an 18-year-old and remains with the club to this day) to recount the day.