But following Portland’s latest loss to Vancouver, a 4-1 season-opening defeat at Providence Park that came on the heels of Portland’s 5-0 loss to the Whitecaps to end last season, Timbers manager Phil Neville didn’t spend much time searching for the positives.

Canadian international midfielder Jayden Nelson recorded a goal and three assists as the Whitecaps trounced the Portland Timbers on Sunday.

Unfortunately for the home side, Vancouver star Ryan Gauld slotted home from inside the area after a howler from Portland shot-stopper Maxime Crepeau led to the Scottish midfielde

Portland defender Kamal Miller drew a red card in the 11th minute, forcing the Timbers to finish the match with only 10 players. Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ryan Gauld keeps ahead of Portland ...

Vancouver Whitecaps have begun their 2025 MLS season with a bang as they lead Pacific Northwest rivals Portland Timbers 4-1 in the second half.After Timbers defender Kamal Miller was shown a straight

It was raining. It was pouring. And after an 11th-minute red card, it was only a matter of time before the Vancouver Whitecaps were scoring.

Vancouver_Yohei Takaoka; Sam Adekugbe (Edier Ocampo, 82nd), Tristan Blackmon, Mathias Laborda, Ranko Veselinovic; Sebastian Berhalter (Jeevan Badwal, 82nd), Andres Cubas (Ralph Priso, 63rd), Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite; Jayden Nelson (Ali Ahmed, 62nd), Brian White (Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau, 90th+3).

An opening weekend clash against Cascadia Cup rivals Vancouver Whitecaps was billed as the perfect way to begin the season, but center-back Kamal Miller was given his marching orders after being judged to have brought down Whitecaps forward Brian White as the last man.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jayden Nelson had a goal and three assists in his Vancouver debut and the Whitecaps opened the season with a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers in a steady rain on Sunday. Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Sam Adekugbe also scored for Vancouver, which led 2-0 at the break in Jesper Sorensen's first game as the club's coach.