VANCOUVER, B.C. – Earthquakes II defeated Whitecaps FC 2 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at National Soccer Development Centre in Vancouver, B.C. Keegan Tingey opened the scoring with a header in the tenth minute from an Eduardo Blancas corner kick. Whitecaps FC 2 equalized shortly after in the 16th minute, but Quakes II took the lead again in the 35th when Eduardo Blancas put away a deflected save. Quakes II extended their lead in the second half with goals from Ousseni Bouda, Alex Chow, and Eduardo Blancas. Whitecaps FC 2 pulled a goal back in the 86th minute to end the match 5-2.
Earthquakes II will now prepare to face LAFC2 in their final match of the MLS NEXT Pro regular season on Sunday, September 24. The match will kick off from PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. at 2 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Earthquakes II 5 – 2 Whitecaps FC 2
Saturday, September 16, 2023 – National Soccer Development Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Keegan Tingey (Eduardo Blancas) 10’
VAN (1-1) – Malcolm Johnston (Antoine Coupland) 16’
QII (2-1) – Eduardo Blancas (unassisted) 35’
QII (3-1) – Ousseni Bouda (Roberto Hategan) 63’
QII (4-1) – Alex Chow (unassisted) 71’
QII (5-1) – Eduardo Blancas (Ousseni Bouda) 78’
VAN (5-2) – Amir Ghasemi (unassisted) 86’
Misconduct Summary:
QII – Cam Cilley (caution) 25’
QII – Ousseni Bouda (caution) 45+3’
VAN – Darko Ilic (caution) 74’
VAN – Antoine Coupland (caution) 77’
WHITECAPS FC 2: Max Anchor (GK); Mihail Gherasimencov (Elage Bah 75’), Malcolm Johnston, Finn Linder, Matteo Campagna; Kamron Habibullah, Giovanni Aguilar (C), Darko Ilic (Amoni Thomas 75’); Gloire Amanda (Amir Ghasemi 40’), Lowell Wright (Kyler Vojvodic 57’), Antoine Coupland.
Substitutes not used: Cohen Park (GK), Lucas Dasovic, Christian Greco-Taylor, Joe Hanson, Joshue Ndakala.
SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 8; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 6
EARTHQUAKES II: Emi Ochoa; Keegan Tingey, Cam Cilley Alejandro Cano, Oscar Verhoeven (Aaron Edwards 73’); Jerry Ayon (C), Edwyn Mendoza (Alex Chow 46’), Cruz Medina (Roberto Hategan 46’); Will Richmond, Eduardo Blancas (Roka Tsunehara 78’), Ousseni Bouda (Sebastian Carbajal 87’).
Substitutes not used: John Nicolson (GK), Kevin Oseguera.
SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 11; FOULS: 14; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 7
