Impact meets Whitecaps FC in Vancouver

Impact Montréal will face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Match Day Two of the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship this Wednesday 5 May in Vancouver, BC. The two sides kick off at 19.30 local time at Swangard Stadium, home of the Whitecaps since 1987.

Impact Montréal will face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Match Day Two of the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship this Wednesday 5 May in Vancouver, BC. The two sides kick off at 19.30 local time at Swangard Stadium, home of the Whitecaps since 1987.



The Wednesday match will be broadcast live on Rogers Sportsnet East and Rogers Sportsnet West at 22.30 ET / 19.30 PT. Full coverage of the match will be found on CanadaSoccer.com, the official website of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. On Wednesday night, fans will also be able to follow the match live and join the conversation at www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN.



The 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship runs six consecutive Wednesday nights from 28 April to 2 June. The championship features Impact Montréal, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The top team not only wins the Voyageurs Cup, but also clinches a spot in CONCACAF Champions League.



Last week on 28 April, Toronto FC won 2:0 over the Impact in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship opener in Toronto. As such, the Impact are in need of points heading west to Vancouver. For Whitecaps FC, it will be Vancouver’s first match of the championship.



Now in its third season, the Nutrilite Canadian Championship features Canada’s top professional clubs in a six-match, round-robin format. Each club plays four matches – two at home and two on the road. This year’s six matches will be played at Stade Saputo in Montréal, BMO Field in Toronto and Swangard Stadium in Vancouver. All six matches will be broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet.