Vancouver Whitecaps FC made their 2025 Canadian Championship debut on Tuesday night, salvaging a late 2-2 draw at Valour FC in Leg 1 of their quarterfinal series.
CF Montréal also faced Canadian Premier League opposition in their quarterfinal first leg, falling 1-0 at Forge FC.
Valour FC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Three-time defending champions Vancouver opened their bid for a tournament four-peat with a come-from-behind draw at Princess Auto Stadium.
After Valour responded to Sam Adekugbe's well-taken opener with goals from Rocco Romeo and Bruno Figueiredo, Ali Ahmed evened things up for the visitors in the 80th minute.
The 'Caps will host Leg 2 on July 9 at BC Place.
Goals
Forge FC 1, CF Montréal 0
Brian Wright's classy 38th-minute goal was the difference as Forge FC topped CF Montréal, 1-0, in front of their home fans at Hamilton Stadium.
The pressure's now on CFMTL ahead of the July 9 return leg at Stade Saputo, where the five-time champs will need to turn things around in order to advance in the tournament.
Goals
- 78' - FOR - Brian Wright | WATCH
