Vancouver Whitecaps cruise past Forge FC to Canadian Championship final | OneFootball

By MLSsoccer staff

Vancouver Whitecaps FC have reached the 2025 Canadian Championship final, closing out a 6-2 aggregate semifinal victory over Canadian Premier League side Forge FC with a 4-0 Leg 2 result Tuesday night at BC Place.

The Whitecaps are one win away from claiming the Voyageurs Cup for a fourth straight season, which would book their 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup ticket. Vancouver will host the winner of the other semifinal series between the CPL's Atlético Ottawa and Vancouver FC on Oct. 1 (Vancouver FC lead 3-1 on aggregate).

After drawing the first leg 2-2 last month in Hamilton, the Whitecaps scored early on Tuesday and never looked back. Tristan Blackmon netted in the seventh minute, when the All-Star center back headed home off a corner kick.

J.C. Ngando moved the aggregate advantage to 4-2 with a 28th-minute strike, before USMNT midfielder Sebastian Berhalter effectively put the series to bed with a penalty-kick finish in the 49th minute.

Jayden Nelson added a fourth for good measure, rounding out the scoring in the 85th minute with a close-range finish off an assist from Rayan Elloumi.

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