Overview
- FC Polissya Zhytomyr beat Vancouver 2–0 in Marbella with goals from Nazarenko in the 4th minute and Gutsulyak from the penalty spot in the 64th.
- Thomas Müller captained the Whitecaps and was substituted at halftime, while Oleksandr Usyk entered for Polissya in the 75th minute.
- After the match, Müller joked to Usyk, “I never lost a fight,” as the pair posed for a photo in the stadium corridors.
- Vancouver continues its Spain camp with friendlies against Incheon United, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, IF Brommapojkarna and Sparta Prague before a Feb. 19 CONCACAF Champions Cup opener at Cartaginés and the MLS start three days later.
- Usyk’s boxing return remains undecided, with one outlet mentioning a possible summer bout in Germany against Agit Kabayel as unconfirmed speculation.