Vancouver Whitecaps shock Inter Miami to start CCC semifinals

Major League Soccer

·25 avril 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps shock Inter Miami to start CCC semifinals

By Ben Wright

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are off to a flying start in their Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal series against Inter Miami CF, taking a 2-0 victory in front of a record crowd of 53,837 fans in Thursday's Leg 1 at BC Place.

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Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter each found the scoresheet for Vancouver, who also accomplished the vital task of maintaining the clean sheet and denying Inter Miami a road goal ahead of Leg 2 at Chase Stadium on April 30 (8 pm ET | FS1, OneSoccer; TUDN, ViX).

White opened the scoring in the 24th minute, finishing off a gorgeous team move with a floating header past Oscar Ustari, assisted by standout midfielder Pedro Vite. Berhalter found the exclamation point on 85 minutes, smashing a loose ball in the penalty area into the roof of the net off a cross from Jayden Nelson.

The result puts the Whitecaps in the driver's seat as they look to book a spot in the final of the continental tournament, though they still have to protect their 2-0 aggregate advantage in the second leg against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami's vaunted attack.

Goals

24' - VAN - Brian White | WATCH
85' - VAN - Sebastian Berhalter | WATCH

Lineups

Three Things

THE BIG PICTURE: This was a historic result for Vancouver, snatching a multi-goal lead and shutting out the favored Herons in front of a club-record home crowd. The Western Conference and Supporters' Shield leaders are now just 90 minutes away from reaching the CCC final on June 1 against either LIGA MX's Tigres UANL or Cruz Azul. But as we saw in Leg 2 of this year's CCC quarterfinals, don't count out Messi & Co. at Chase Stadium. In that match, Inter Miami surged back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 on aggregate behind a Messi masterclass performance.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Brian White's opener gave the Whitecaps a perfect start at home, getting yet another goal from one of the most in-form attackers in North America.

Brian White heads it in for the opening goal! 💥
– vendredi 25 avril 2025

MAN OF THE MATCH: Berhalter had one of the best performances of his young career. The 23-year-old midfielder covered every inch of the pitch and was rewarded with a massive late goal.

Berhalter makes it 2️⃣ for the Whitecaps! ⚽
– vendredi 25 avril 2025

Next up

VAN: Sunday, April 27 at Minnesota United FC | 3 pm ET (MLS Season Pass) | MLS Regular Season
MIA: Sunday, April 27 vs. FC Dallas | 5 pm ET (MLS Season Pass) | MLS Regular Season