WFC 2 Fall to Swope Park 3-0, Season Over

A disappointing end to a surprising season for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, as they fell 3-0 to the Swope Park Rangers on Saturday night in the Western Conference Final of the USL Cup playoffs. An ugly match to end the season, but fans shouldn’t let the match sour what was otherwise an unbelievable year for the second-year USL team. They were among the worst teams in the USL last season, and they were able to make a run all the way to the Western Final this year; That’s a huge improvement, and bodes well for the future of this club under Head Coach Alan Koch.

Anyways, onto the match.

Vancouver went with Spencer Richey in net, with Kadin Chung, Sem De Wit, Cole Seiler and Deklan Wynne on the backline. Matthew Baldisimo and Kianz Froese were joined in the midfield by Daniel Haber and Marco Bustos, with Brett Levis and Kyle Grieg rounding out the attack. Levis, usually used in the left back spot, was moved up to the attack in a new look for WFC2.

It was Swope Park that would get the party started, scoring just eight minutes into the contest. Richey had made a nice stop on Mark Anthony Gonzalez, but Kris Tyrpak cleaned up the rebound to open the scoring

In the 32nd minute, Tyrpak struck again.

The Whitecaps pressed, but were unable to cut into the deficit. The match was all but over when the Rangers scored their third goal, from the foot of Dane Kelly.

They may not have won, but this was a great season from WFC2, and the entire team should be proud of their accomplishments. Hopefully onto bigger and better things in 2017!