{"id":9804,"date":"2025-03-06T04:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9804"},"modified":"2025-03-06T07:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:30:48","slug":"vancouver-whitecaps-secure-late-equalizer-to-draw-against-cf-monterrey-in-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-round-16-first-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/vancouver-whitecaps-secure-late-equalizer-to-draw-against-cf-monterrey-in-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-round-16-first-leg","title":{"rendered":"Whitecaps Secure Late Equalizer to Draw Monterrey in Champions Cup Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/belal-halbouni-celebrates-scoring-equaliser-against-cf-monterrey-in-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-round-16-first-leg.jpg\" alt=\"Belal Halbouni celebrates scoring equaliser against CF Monterrey in 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round 16 1st Leg\" class=\"wp-image-9805\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Vancouver Whitecaps secure late equalizer to draw CF Monterrey in 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round 16 1st Leg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Belal Halbouni\u2019s 86th-minute header salvaged a 1-1 draw for Vancouver in the first leg against Monterrey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monterrey took an early lead through Roberto de la Rosa, while Vancouver created multiple chances but struggled to convert.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decisive second leg will take place in Mexico next Wednesday, with the Whitecaps looking to advance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Vancouver Whitecaps<\/strong> salvaged a 1-1 draw against CF Monterrey on Wednesday night, thanks to a dramatic late equalizer from <strong>Belal Halbouni<\/strong> in the Round 16 opening leg of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\/odds\">CONCACAF Champions Cup<\/a> matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"whitecaps-contested-montereys-goal\">Whitecaps Contested Monterey\u2019s Goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monterrey struck first in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\">soccer<\/a> match in the 25th minute, with striker Roberto de la Rosa finishing a well-placed long ball from Erick Aguirre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De la Rosa was seen weaving through the defense before drilling a low shot that hit the far post and eventually entered the net.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Whitecaps were quick to contest the goal, arguing for offside, the referee disagreed and allowed the goal to stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vancouver answered by putting relentless pressure on their opponents, creating multiple scoring opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. C.F. 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Defender Ali Ahmed also nearly capitalized on a loose ball in the box, but Andrada was quick to smother it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the clock wound down, tensions flared. The <strong>match saw seven yellow cards, four issued to Monterrey<\/strong>. In the closing moments, Monterrey\u2019s Andrada fell to the ground after a confrontation with White, drawing boos from the 9,613 fans at BC Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, <strong>in the 86th minute, Halbouni delivered the breakthrough<\/strong>. Rising to meet Gauld\u2019s long ball, he powered a header into the net for his first Whitecaps goal, celebrating the moment by kissing the turf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second leg of the series will take place next Wednesday in Mexico, where Vancouver will aim to complete the upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the only Canadian team left in the competition after Forge FC  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/cavalry-fc-exits-concacaf-champions-cup-after-2-0-loss-to-pumas\">Cavalry FC all went out the in round one<\/a>. The Whitecaps reached the round of 16 by edging out Costa Rica\u2019s Deportivo Saprissa 3-2 on aggregate, while Monterrey dominated Forge FC with a 5-0 aggregate victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: The Vancouver Whitecaps salvaged a 1-1 draw against CF Monterrey on Wednesday night, thanks to a dramatic late equalizer from Belal Halbouni in the Round 16 opening leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup matchup. 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