Vancouver Whitecaps came out of the traps quickly to see off San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 at BC Place on Saturday afternoon, thanks to three goals in the first 20 minutes.
There were festivities all around, with the Caps also commemorating 40 years since the NASL Whitecaps inaugural match in 1974 with the help of some alumni.
AFTN photographer Tom Ewasiuk was there capturing the game for us. Here's a selection of his photos from before, during and after the match.
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You can find his full gallery from the game on Dropbox <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qpo8d0mf22r1eji/srXusBfk3o#/" target="_blank"><u><b>HERE</b></u></a>.
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Whitecaps alumni are celebrated before kick off
The Caps starting line up v San Jose
Kekuta Manneh opens the scoring ten minutes in
And down goes Darren. Victor Bernardez brings upends Mattocks for a penalty
Which is coolly slotted home by Pedro Morales for 2-0 Whitecaps
And the Chilean jumps for joy
Then 57 seconds later he grabs another in exactly the same spot. 3-0 Vancouver
Pedro Morales bares his joy
Vancouver's joy is tempered by a hamstring injury to Darren Mattocks
His replacement, Erik Hurtado, nearly makes it four
Chris Wondolowski pulls one back for San Jose from the spot
Erik Hurtado has another chance to make it four, but Busch thwarts him
He might not be able to put the ball in the back of the net, but he is athletic
Two goal hero Pedro Morales keeps the fans even happier</b></center>
<center>** Tom goes by the name <a href="http://www.twitter.com/residualimage" target="_blank"><b><u>Residual Image on Twitter</u></b></a>. Give him a follow. **</center>
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