The Vancouver Whitecaps opened their 2026 campaign with a 0-0 draw against Cartaginés in the CONCACAF Champions League. The ’Caps played relatively well but did not win. Them’s the breaks sometimes. How did the individual players get on?

Yohei Takaoka: 6.0

Cartaginés didn’t have a single shot on target, so there was not much to judge Takaoka on. His distribution was pretty spot on, and he tidied up a few balls over the top.

Edier Ocampo: 6.0

Ocampo played limited minutes in pre-season due to a minor injury, and I thought he looked pretty gassed as the second half wore on. But he started out alright, combining well with Sabbi in the first half.

Tristan Blackmon: 9.0

Blackmon did an excellent job of cleaning up what came his way. He looked good on the ball and never seemed too troubled defensively.

Mathías Laborda: 9.0

Laborda was also looking good dealing with the few moments where Cartaginés looked threatening. This wasn’t very often, of course, but I don’t recall any moment where he looked particularly stressed.

Tate Johnson: 7.5

Johnson looked good in possession and provided good width with overlapping runs. He struggled to break the last line of defence,...