Defender Sam Adekugbe scored early, Brian White scored late and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1, handing the defending MLS Cup champions a second straight defeat to begin the season.
Vancouver Whitecaps host CF Montreal in MLS this weekend, just three days after the former faced Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Under their last two coaches, Vanni Sartini and Carl Robinson, the Whitecaps often surrendered possession and opted to hit on the counter-attack. In 2025, they’re holding onto the ball and linking together patient plays through key players.
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Whitecaps 2, L.A. Galaxy 1: Sam Adekugbe heartbreak and a late Brian White winnerSam Adekugbe went from hero, to the Forgotten Man, to reminding people just how good he is. Two goals in two-straight MLS games, including one three minutes into Sunday’s 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps win in their home opener against the L.
Whitecaps hand defending champion Galaxy A 2nd loss
Whitecaps hand defending champion Galaxy a second loss
Vancouver 2, Los Angeles Galaxy 1
First Half_1, Vancouver, Adekugbe, 2, 3rd minute; 2, Los Angeles Galaxy, Pec, 1 (Berry), 39th. Second Half_3, Vancouver, White, 1 (Vite), 87th. Goalies_Los Angeles Galaxy, Novak Micovic, John McCarthy; Vancouver, Yohei Takaoka, Isaac Boehmer.
Galaxy concede late goal, remain winless after loss to Whitecaps
(Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Defender Sam Adekugbe scored early, Brian White scored late and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on ...
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