CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps overtake Saprissa

Field Level Media|published: Fri 28th February, 24:37 2025

Soccer: Concacaf Champions Cup-Saprissa at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Feb 27, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, USA; Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Brian White (24) celebrates scoring against Saprissa during the second half at BC Place Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Simon Fearn-Imagn Images

Brian White scored at the beginning and the end of the second half, leading the host Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-0 win over Saprissa on Thursday and a 3-2 aggregate victory in a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.

Saprissa earned a 2-1 win over Vancouver last week in Costa Rica to open the two-game, total-goal series.

The Whitecaps advance to a round of 16 matchup against Mexico's Monterrey, with the first leg scheduled for March 5 in Vancouver.

White put the Whitecaps on top when he headed in a cross from Jayden Nelson in the 46th minute. The goal leveled the series 2-2 but pulled Vancouver on top due to the away-goals tiebreaker.

White sealed the outcome in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. Tristan Blackmon's free kick from the left side angle was saved, but White pounced on the rebound in front and knocked in a 6-yard shot.

--Field Level Media