Vancouver Whitecaps FC men's team opened their 2008 USL First Division season with a 1-0 home victory over Canadian rivals Montreal Impact on Saturday evening.Eduardo Sebrango's fine first-half strike against his old club gave the Whitecaps their first home win against Montreal since August 21, 1996. Though they had to deal with some heavy Impact pressure at times, Vancouver held on for a morale-boosting win in their season opener at Swangard Stadium. The result also extends the Whitecaps unbeaten run in their home opening games to seven years, with their last defeat coming back in 2001.
In his first competitive game as Whitecaps head coach, Teitur Thordarson gave goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic his first-ever competitive start for his hometown club after returning to the Whitecaps from Major League Soccer side Toronto FC in the off-season. New signing Omar Jarun - who was recovering from a preseason injury - had to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench, as Jeff Clarke partnered Adrian Cann in the centre of defence, while new signings Nicholas Addlery, Vicente Arze, and Takashi Hirano all made the starting XI for the home side in a 4-4-2 formation.
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