Whitecaps bid for third W-League title falls short
Posted July 29, 2011 7:25 pm.
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TUKWILA, WA (NEWS1130) – Whitecaps FC lost in the semi-finals of the W- League final four. Vancouver dropped a 3-1 decision to the Atlanta Silverbacks. Tiffany Weimer scored for the Caps in the 18th minute.
The Georgians opened the scoring in the 16th minute on a goal by Megan Tomlinson, but the Caps responded just two minutes later on the Weimer marker, with the assist going to Tina Romagnuolo. The game was level 1-1 at the half.
In the second half, Tomlinson scored in the 54th minute, before Jamie Pollock sealed the deal 19 minutes later for the Silverbacks.
Hubert Busby Jr.’s squad will play in the third place game on Sunday at 1 p.m. against the Seattle Sounders. The Sounders lost to the Ottawa Fury 3-2 in the other semi-final.
Atlanta will meet Ottawa in the 4 p.m. final on Sunday. Ottawa has 15 wins and 0 losses on the year.
Vancouver last won the title in 2006 at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium.
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