Match In Pictures:Whitecaps FC vs Sporting KC (with post game quotes)

By:Aaron Campbell (Twitter:@AaCamp81)

Photos Courtesy of John & Hazel May

Whitecaps Starting XI

Sporting KC Starting XI

Masato Kudo with the start tonight at striker

HEAD COACH CARL ROBINSON

On points won or lost:

“I’m not sure. I just said that to the guys in there, I’m not sure whether to be happy, to be sad, to be frustrated, annoyed. You know I thought we played very very well in the first half. I thought we played some of our [most]exciting stuff as we have done. We got our noses in front. Credit to them. They got back in the game, but that shouldn’t happen from us. We switched off the second phase. When you do that against good teams you get caught. It was pleasing but disappointing in the first half. Second half is just a catalogue of errors from us. We.ve got to make sure that we don’t to that too many times, because three times in nine games we’ve played with 10 men. We haven’t conceded a goal, which is good. So the character shown towards the end of the game is phenomenal from that group in there, especially when their backs are against the wall. So, pleased from me in that respect, but we’ll brush ourselves down again and we’ll go on a nice long trip tomorrow.”

Bolanos left footed shot off the cross hits the back of the net.

GOALKEEPER ALEC KANN

On tonight’s match:

“It’s good to battle back and get a point away from home. I’m proud of the guys and the way they fought the whole game.”

Whitecaps players celebrate the Bolanos goal.

Russell Teibert was all over the pitch this game.

MIDFIELDER RUSSELL TEIBERT

On getting into the starting lineup at home:
“I told another reporter when the national anthem was playing before the game, what was going through my mind was my first game at Empire Stadium and you know you get goosebumps on your body thinking about it. But I remember just the sound of the fans on the opening day and you know it kind of felt like opening day all over again for me just because I’d been out for a little while. It’ll always be a pleasure to play in front of the home fans whether it was at Empire or at BC Place today. It’ll always feel special.”

Kudo just misses the chance to score.

Waston with his 1st soft yellow card.

Waston gets a 2nd yellow.

Coach Carl Robinson:
On the two yellow cards on Kendall:

“I’ve got no complaints about the second yellow card. I think it’s a poor decision, not just by Kendall, but from a number of players that were made. I just got told the first card is not a yellow card. So that’s a frustrating thing for me. But there was a number of frustrating things, because there was tackles that were missed, and there was a hand ball on the floor when my guy’s breaking through, which was missed. And I tried to ask the referee at the end of the game, but he didn’t want to shake my hand. So, that might tell you something.”