The Vancouver Whitecaps dispatched of their Cascadia rival Portland Timbers on Friday evening. After starting the season with four losses and two draws, the Caps now have three wins, one loss, and one draw in their previous five.
Vancouver’s 1-0 defeat of Portland was a tail of two halves. They looked quite formidable in the first half and seemed to taper off in the second half, as they bunkered down. However, there were still some stand-out performances. We give individual performance grades for each of the starters, with a 5/6 being ‘average’. Let’s see if you agree with our ratings.