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Mistakes cost Whitecaps in 3-1 Leagues Cup loss to FC Juárez
Vancouver outshot FC Juárez 27-6 and held 62.3 per cent possession but fell 3-1 Friday, with Brian White also leaving injured.
The Vancouver Whitecaps lost 3-1 to FC Juárez at home Friday despite controlling 62.3 per cent of possession and outshooting the visitors 27-6 in Leagues Cup play.
Jeevan Badwal put Vancouver ahead in the 12th minute, but Ettson Ayon equalized for Juárez in the 34th. Oscar Estupinan scored the go-ahead goal in the 74th minute, and Ricardo Oliveira struck into an empty net from midfield in the fifth minute of stoppage time after goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer joined the attack.
A Johnny Selemani goal was disallowed early in the match for a foul. Whitecaps striker Brian White left in the 43rd minute with hamstring tightness and will need further assessment, coach Jesper Sorensen said.
Vancouver, which also lost 1-0 to Atlante FC earlier in the week, completes the group stage against Tigres UNAL in San Nicolas, Mexico, on Aug. 11.