Pitchside: Canada v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

May 24, 2012 Christopher Vose

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It took an 80th minute strike by Christine Sinclair to save the day in sunny South Surrey. Vancouver Whitecaps FC's star striker, Mele French, had put the struggling W-League side ahead, thanks to a deserved penalty after Candace Chapman had tackled French from behind in the box. The friendly was played in three periods of 40, 25, and 25 minutes, before a 500-strong crowd.

CHRISTOPHeR VOSE

Christopher Vose came to British Columbia in 1995. Since then he has freelanced extensively as a writer, historian, poet, and photographer. His work has been published on six continents, and he will get Antarctica too if climate change has its way.

Mynor Campos

Mynor Campos is a member of the British Columbia Soccer Referees Association, has written for Noticias FutbolMLS, Major League Soccer's Spanish-language website, and has seen his photos printed in a number of latino publications.

Tyler Green

Tyler Green is a man of many talents. He has been a television host, documentary filmmaker, and is a social media specialist. He currently writes a weekly column for 24 Hours Vancouver and is the host of Soccer Talk with Tyler Green.