Report Card - Whitecaps @ Portland Timbers

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY SportsBy no means were the Vancouver Whitecaps outplayed on Saturday, and they certainly did not look out of place against the Western Conference-leading Portland Timbers. However, when you lose focus one too many times against a quality side, you’re going to be punished for it, in this case to the tune of a 2-1 defeat. Thankfully, there was fight in our ‘Caps, but just not enough to pull a road result at an always difficult venue.

David Ousted - C

You could argue that maybe Ousted had a chance on either goal, possibly getting a hand to Darlington Nagbe’s blast or not making himself big enough once Darren Mattocks was allowed inside the six, but there’s only so much…