VANCOUVER, BC – If patience is indeed a virtue, then Erik Hurtado is likely the most virtuous player in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC locker room.
The 27-year-old striker made only his fourth appearance of the season when he came on as a halftime substitute in Vancouver’s draw at New York City FC last weekend. Those were his first MLS minutes for a month, and only his second appearance since the end of April.
But if anyone thought he'd be a little rusty in his cameo in the Big Apple, Hurtado stole all the headlines with his spectacular late equalizer to give Vancouver a point.