Vancouver Whitecaps Player Ratings versus Orlando City
by Aaron Campbell (@AaCamp81)
Whitecaps Beat Reporter
Photo: Casey Woodrum
Ousted 8.0
Great save in the 88th minute off Larin to keep the score tied. Made some nice punch outs off crosses and corners. Second straight clean sheet in his 52nd straight MLS start.
Beitashour 7.0
A way better game then the last two against against TFC and Chicago. Wasn’t caught out of position and made some nice clearances and defended well in the defensive box.
Waston 7.0
Will clear any corner kick that goes into the box. Played well with Rodriguez and was very sound defensively. Was lucky to not get called for a penalty in the first half.
Rodriguez 8.5
Was my Man Of The Match, after sitting on the bench the first two games stepped in nicely for Kah. Showed he can be called upon and the quality of the defenders will not drop off with him in the game.
Adekugbe 7.0
Hate to see him go down with an injury but he showed great hustle and a knack for offense even going for that ball. Got a silly yellow card but settled down nicely after that.
Koffie 7.5
Did well in the first 30mins to get in Kaka’s face and get him of his game. Found his game nicely after his yellow. With Russell Teibert leaving to play with Canada it was good to get him some good minutes before Portland next week.
Laba was Vancouver’s highly effective stopper, managing to nullify Kaka
Laba 8.5
Except for one chance he shut down Kaka all game long. Was very solid on his positioning and never gave Orlando any room in the middle of the pitch.
Mezquida 6.5
Struggled a lot on the pitch, never had a chance to get involved in the game. Looked like he was confused if himself or Rivero where the top striker. Caught in no mans land way too often.
Morales 7.5
Wasn’t a great game by Pedro but it was way better then the first two games. Had a slow first half but had some quality passes through the middle of the pitch. Was very lucky that Rivero was able to get on the low ball into the box on his free kick.
Manneh 6.0
Had a few decent runs but other then that struggled. Couldn’t take advantage of his speed against the Orlando defenders. Very ugly two footed stud up challenge to get a yellow card. Would be very surprised if he wasn’t suspended for next weeks game.
Rivero 8.0
Three games, three goals, welcome to the MLS Octavio. Had some quality chances to open the scoring but just couldn’t find the back of the net. Made a amazing play on his goal to give the Whitecaps the win.
Hurtado 6.0
Finally got some good minutes but failed to make an impact. Might get some good minutes if Manneh is suspended.
Froese 6.0
With this being only his second MLS appearance the young Canadian didn’t look out of place. Had some quality runs up the wing and looked like he belonged on the pitch. Might be his last MLS minutes for a bit with USL ThunderCaps season starting next week.
Harvey 6.5
Had to come in for the injured Adekugbe and filled in nicely. Got a time wasting yellow card that lead to the Pedro Morales free kick that lead to the goal.
