Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres in Leagues Cup

 

Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres in Leagues Cup




Tigres' Fernando Gorriaran, centre, vies for the ball against Vancouver Whitecaps' Tristan Blackmon, left, and Andres Cubas, right, during the first half of a Leagues Cup soccer match in Vancouver, on Friday, August 4, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini let out a sigh as he began his post-match press conference.

The Vancouver Whitecaps head coach had just seen his team lose 5-3 on penalties against Mexican side Tigres UANL in the Leagues Cup competition.

The shootout loss, which followed a 1-1 draw in regulation time, marked Vancouver’s elimination from the tourney.

“We deserved to win. It’s a steal,” Sartini said after the match.

Pedro Vite opened the scoring for the Whitecaps, firing a half volley past a stranded Nahuel Guzman in the 10th minute after Ryan Gauld’s intended cross to Brian White was deflected to the Ecuadorean.

The Whitecaps held on to the lead until the second half when French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac struck back.

Javier Aquino clipped a cross in from Vancouver’s left side, finding an unmarked Gignac who connected on a bicycle kick to even the score in the 53rd minute.

But the goal was criticized by Sartini, who felt the Frenchman fouled a Whitecaps player in the lead up.

“Because it’s Andre-Pierre Gignac, and Tigres have more fans than us, then everybody is happy they win. Maybe the league is more happy if they win,” he said.

Ranko Veselinovic missed his shot for Vancouver in the penalty shootout condemning them to defeat.

But the Whitecaps had several chances to win the game before the shootout, with Ryan Raposo glancing a header wide and striker Brian White missing a chance from six yards out.

“I’m proud of the entire team,” said Sartini.





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