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Vancouver’s Storybook runs at the Concacaf Champions Cup continues.

Whitecaps will take over a total of 2-0 leadership in Florida after they turned off Inter Miami and Lionel Messi On Thursday night in the first part of the semi-final series of the team, All-Mls.

Forward American national team team Brian White achieved in the first half for the Canadian Club in front of a sold -out crowd of 53,837 on BC Place, with Sebastian Berhalter Adding a potentially return second goal with just five minutes of regular remaining time.

The decisive second competition will be played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on May 1 (7:30 pm, FS1), with a place in the regional final against the winner of the second semi -preservation, between Mexican sides Cruz azul and Tigreon the line.

Miami has to win at least two goals next Wednesday just to take the series from home and home piles to the house until extra time.

Game games

Vancouver swallowed a few early chances to take the lead in front of his home fans, but Whitecaps was not wrong at White. Came after a quick counter -attack and a precise cross of Pedro Vite::

Turn

White’s strike was nicer, but Berhalter’s strike could eventually determine the outcome. The son of the former USMNT Coach Gregg Berhalter sealed on Thursday ‘Triumph Caps, breaking through a passage from Canadian internationals Jayden Nelson In the roof of Miami networks.

Key stature

Despite a 2-0 loss, Miami dominated the ball all night. Visitors had 69 percent of their possessions and ended up more than twice as many passages than the hosts. Unfortunately, they still couldn’t break the Vancouver’s back, and Messi came closest in the first half that went through the traffic that entered straight into his hands waiting Yohei Taacoka.

What follows for Inter Miami?

The 2800-kilometer houses will seem longer after giving up a late goal, and physical recovery needs after a trip and 90 minutes on Vancouver’s artificial terrain will not be easy for the late Herons Messi stars, Jordi Alba,, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez.

Still, coach Miami Javier Mascherano will surely rest the ex Barcelona Quartet for Sunday MLS match against Dallas. And Inter are more than capable of securing at least 2-0 their victory at home next week.

What follows for Vancouver?

First, Whitecaps will celebrate perhaps the biggest victory in the club’s history. Then coach Jesper Sorensen must quickly divert his team for the task that is ahead of us next week; Like Mascherano, he will surely rest his monks for a Sunday trip to Minnesota United.

After removing the enemies of the MX league on the road in each of the last two rounds, the Canadians will not be afraid. If they manage to score a key away goal early, Vancouver will be on the right track to the finals.

“We can’t improve ourselves,” Berhalter said after that. “We have another game … All that matters is to win and make progress in the finals.”

Doug Mcintyre is a football journalist for Fox Sports who covered United States Men’s and women’s national teams on the FIFA World Cup on five continents. Follow it @Bydougmcintyre.

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