Whitecaps Lose...but still Win!

I've seen some griping about how we were time wasting during the second half.

Look I get it, that's not how we play. It's not Whitecaps football. That's something that Montreal does. Definitely not how we play. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Winning is the goal. This isn't youth soccer it's not about going out and having fun. It's about going out and getting a result. While a 1-0 loss isn't the ideal result, it was enough to get us through to the next round. Ethan Gage did a great job covering Ryan Pore while filling in for an injured Wed Knight.

It was wild to see what a beast that Bright Dike truly is. There were a couple situations where he just hammered a smaller Whitecap player like Gershon Koffie. The Timbers seemed to be the more successful in getting control of the ball and getting it towards the goal during a match where it seemed to spend a lot of time bouncing around between the two teams.

Looking ahead to Thursday the boys will be heading to Bayamon to play the Puerto Rico Islanders. As we have seen over the last couple years P.R. are the masters of the 2 game home and away series. I could be wrong on this one but I'm pretty sure that this is the longest distance to travel for a playoff game in any pro league in the world. P.R. likes to grind out home wins and road draws using their skilled players to maintain control of the ball. As Teitur has said, this will be a totally different series from the last series which was incredibly physical, this one will be incredibly technical. I would expect to see a little more Davide Chiumiento.