Whitecaps battle Montreal for Voyageurs Cup
Posted May 29, 2013 11:10 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The Vancouver Whitecaps look to make history tonight, when they host the Montreal Impact (7 p.m. Rogers Sportsnet One) in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship final at BC Place.
The two-match series is even after a 0-0 draw in Montreal. The Whitecaps have been unable to win the Voyageurs Cup in 11 years of competition.
“We look forward to having our fans behind us. I think it will be a great atmosphere. We need their support. This is our first chance to win silverware this season, and it would be a big moment for the club,” says Whitecaps head coach Martin Rennie, whose team has had a 10-day break following their last league match, a 2-2 draw at home to Portland.
The break has given star striker Kenny Miller a chance to heal a hamstring injury. Miller hasn’t played since suffering the injury in training a month ago. Away goals will be the tiebreaker, so Vancouver needs to win the match to claim the cup and a spot in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League.
Montreal is coming off a weekend victory over the Philadelphia Union, and sit second in the MLS Eastern Conference, only two points behind the top-place New York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls are Vancouver’s next league opponent, as the Whitecaps will visit Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey this Saturday (4 p.m. Rogers Sportsnet Pacific).
