By Canadian Press

Whitecaps coast to 2-0 victory over Valour FC in Canadian Championship action

May 11, 2022 | 9:29 PM

VANCOUVER — Russell Teibert scored his first-ever goal in the Canadian Championship as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 2-0 win over Valour FC on Wednesday night.

Teibert scored the match-winner after tucking away a rebound from a shot by Deiber Caicedo in the 19th minute.

Fellow Canadian Ryan Raposo doubled the lead in the 22nd minute after Caicedo found himself clear of Valour’s backline.

The striker raced on to the ball, facing off against goalkeeper Rayane Yesli before opting to square the ball to Raposo who put away an easy finish.

It was a matchup featuring ex-Whitecaps assistant coach Philip Dos Santos, now the head coach of Valour FC and brother of former Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos.

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Sean Rea had the best chance for Valour in the added minutes of the first half. The forward himself in space and forced a sprawling save from Whitecaps goalkeeper Cody Cropper with a shot from 20 yards out.

Cropper was named the starter after Thomas Hasal injured his hand in Sunday’s win over Toronto FC. Hasal is expected to be out for six weeks.

The Whitecaps outshot their Canadian Premier League opponents 14-8 over the course of the night.

It was a moment of redemption for Vancouver, which has been eliminated twice from the Canadian Championships in the past two years by CPL opponents.

Heading in to the match, both Vancouver head coach Vanni Sartini and defender Jake Nerwinski both labelled the game as the most important of the season so far.

The ‘Caps ended a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 win on Sunday against fellow Canadian MLS club Toronto FC but remain bottom of the Western Conference.

Valour are sixth in the CPL and were unbeaten in two games heading into Wednesday’s match.

The Whitecaps will next face Cavalry FC in the Canadian Championship in Calgary on May 28. Vancouver resumes regular season action on Saturday against the San Jose Earthquakes.

Valour will take on York United in Winnipeg on Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2022.

Nick Wells, The Canadian Press