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SeaWolves Meet Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 Squad in PDL Soccer

North Sound SeaWolves play host to the Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 team at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Edmonds Stadium

EDMONDS, Wash. — Trying to snap a three-game losing streak, the North Sound SeaWolves will meet the first of three Major League Soccer-affiliated clubs when they play host to the Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 team at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Edmonds Stadium.

North Sound (1-3) is coming off of a 3-0 loss to defending Premier Development League champion Kitsap Pumas. Vancouver is 2-3-2 and has gone 0-2-1 in its past three matches.

“This is going to be another tough game,” SeaWolves coach Alex Silva said. “Vancouver has a lot of talent, they have players with MLS experience. It’s going to be a really good test for our team.”

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The SeaWolves have struggled keeping enough players on the field, having lost a player to a red card in each of the past two matches. Forward and leading scorer Abdul Aman will be back Wednesday after sitting out the Kitsap match, but midfielder Gene Tibbetts will be out after being red carded against the Pumas.

Another area of emphasis for North Sound will be defending crosses into the box, too often leaving players open.

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“We need to get tougher in the back, pick up attacking players and not waiting for them to get open before we react,” Silva said. “And we have to make it tougher to cross the ball in from the wings.”

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