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Report and Reaction: Shea Brek-away seals Vancouver victory in Orlando

It Disney come much better than this! Well it does, but it was a highly enjoyable end to end game in Orlando on Saturday night that probably far exceeded many people’s expectations of how things were set to play out, especially after a fairly uneventful first half.

A Tommy Redding own goal had given Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-0 half time lead over Orlando City and when Brek Shea came back to haunt his former club and double the visitor’s lead, instead of it being game over, it set up an exciting back and forth that could have seen both teams add several more to the scoreline.

As it turned out, Cyle Larin’s header just past the hour mark was all that was to beat either goalkeeper and the Whitecaps came away with a gritty and huge three points on the road once again, even if it wasn’t a classic 90 minute display.

As expected, Carl Robinson rang the changes from Wednesday. Nine in total, but not all quite as expected. Stefan Marinovic got his second start in goal, while Aaron Maund made his Whitecaps debut in the middle of the backline. It was all change in the attack too, with all the midfielders and forwards rotated.

Any unfamiliarity was soon put aside and the ‘Caps opened the scoring nine minutes in when Kendall Waston rose to try and get on the end of an inswinging Nicolas Mezquida free kick. But Orlando defender Redding got there first, heading past Joe Bendik and into his own goal.



Thank you, Tommy Redding
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0-1 #ORLvVAN | #VWFC https://t.co/ZeF5sKLOBO

— Vancouver Whitecaps (@WhitecapsFC) August 26, 2017


Take them any way you can!

It’s wasn’t a first half full of quality, but Orlando had the best of the chances for the remainder of it, many of them wasted by Carlos Rivas, who was having a nightmare out there and worrying pigeons around the whole of the city.

A goalmouth scramble in Vancouver’s box should have seen the home side level things up, but a double (possibly triple?) save from Marinovic and some frantic feet trying to clear the ball, prevented any real danger to the ‘Caps goal.

And that was to be all the goalmouth action for the rest of the half. Vancouver weren’t looking great, but they had the lead and Orlando weren’t looking that great shakes either, although you felt they’d come out in the second half a much different side.

Except they didn’t really at first, even with Larin coming in for Rivas at the half.

Orlando were pressing but that was leaving them short at the back and Vancouver punished them fully in the 53rd minute and it was a man very well known to them that did the damage.

Erik Hurtado powered forward and played the ball out to Shea, who ran in on goal and finished with a delicious chip over the advancing Bendik and into the net to double the ‘Caps advantage.



.@BrekShea chips in for the 'Caps!

0-2 #ORLvVAN | #VWFC

https://t.co/JW31BllDUE

— Vancouver Whitecaps (@WhitecapsFC) August 27, 2017


If the ‘Caps had any thoughts of being home and dry, they were quickly extinguished in the 62nd when Yoshimar Yotun was set free on the left and sent in a perfect cross for Larin to out jump Maund and head past Marinovic to give the home side some hope.

Alphonso Davies came on and added an immediate spark to the ‘Caps, almost adding a third goal in the 69th minute when he broke through but finished wildly when he should have shown much better composure.

The ‘Caps had an even better chance three minutes later when a neat Fredy Montero backheel set up Davies and a four on one break. Davies headed into the box and squared to Montero but the Colombian agonisingly couldn’t get an outstretched leg on the ball and direct in the crucial comfort goal.

Another scramble in the ‘Caps box almost led to an Orlando equaliser but again a double save from Marinovic, the second a kick away, and some frantic blocking saw the ball finally deflected out for a corner and the home side scratching their heads as to how that didn’t end up in the back of the net.

The game was now end to end, with each side piling forward at every opportunity and another break by Davies with eight minutes to go saw a save from Bendik and Yordy Reyna tackled before he could get a shot off the rebound.

Orlando then came to within the width of the crossbar of levelling things up four minutes later when former Whitecaps Giles Barnes rattled the woodwork with a long range strike.

Marinovic then produced a point blank stop to deny Dom Dwyer, but the striker was flagged offside, so it wouldn’t have counted anyway. Still, it showed what the Kiwi keeper is capable of.

You felt there was still at least another goal in the match but it wasn’t to come and the ‘Caps held on for a win that shoots them up to fourth in the Western Conference standings, and just three points off first place with a game in hand.

Considering the up and down nature of the performances of the team so far this season, and the feeling that they’re still not firing on anything near full cylinders, it’s a remarkable achievement.

Heading into the bye week for the international break, the ‘Caps are looking strong for the run in. There’s still a long way to go, but it’s hard not to get a little excited about what may lie ahead if they can find that consistency and higher level.

Can they? We’ll find out soon enough.

FINAL SCORE: Orlando City 1 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps

ATT: 24,406

ORLANDO: Joe Bendik; Scott Sutter, Tommy Redding, Leo Pereira, Donny Toia (Dillon Powers 57); Yoshimar Yotun, Cristian Higuita (Antonio Nocerino 84), Giles Barnes; Kaka; Dom Dwyer, Carlos Rivas (Cyle Larin 46) [Subs Not Used: Earl Edwards Jr, Jose Aja, Servando Carrasco, Tony Rocha]
VANCOUVER: Stefan Marinovic; Jake Nerwinski, Kendall Waston, Aaron Maund, Jordan Harvey; Russell Teibert, Marcel de Jong, Bernie Ibini (Yordy Reyna 75), Nicolas Mezquida (Alphonso Davies 62), Brek Shea; Erik Hurtado (Fredy Montero 66) [Subs Not Used: David Ousted, Andrew Jacobson, Mauro Rosales, Cristian Techera]
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VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

CARL ROBINSON




"We've got a very strong squad and we're together"
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Hear more from the head coach ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/yN6wbb3Pws

— Vancouver Whitecaps (@WhitecapsFC) August 27, 2017


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They may have won but looking at that lineup - so glad I don't waste my time anymore, what a fcuking joke.
 

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