The Alphonso Davies cheering section was as fun to watch on Wednesday night as Davies himself.

Seated just below the press box at B.C. Place, the Whitecaps’ residency players were going bonkers as the 15-year-old Davies started for the MLS team and showcased his skills in a 3-0 win over the Ottawa Fury in the Amway Canadian championship.

The semifinal series victory, 3-2 on aggregate, put the Caps into the Canadian final, where they’ll face Toronto over two legs starting June 21 at BMO Field.

The result was crucial for the locals. But it was Davies’ performance that had Canadian soccer fans talking in Toronto and Ottawa and Edmonton — where Davies grew up — and, of course, in Vancouver.

Whitecaps midfielder Alphonso Davies (67) heads the ball against Ottawa Fury defender Onua Obasi (14).

And then there was that pocket of B.C. Place, filled with young players who, in Davies, surely saw their dreams coming true.

Four minutes into the game, with Davies lurking in the box and the ball tantalizingly close by, the kids in the stands were falling over each other in anticipation.

It was a riot to watch.

By minute 41, after Davies had faked out defender Lance Rozenboom — leaving him on the turf with a double move — and struck the post, the kids were singing Davies name, full of pride.

And when Caps coach Carl Robinson made his first substitution in the 75th minute, summoning Erik Hurtado from the bench, the kids were waiting in agony for the fourth official’s board to go up, willing it not to be Davies’ number flashed for the switch.

It wasn’t. They lost their minds — again.

When Davies eventually subbed off, in the 84th minute, he left to a huge ovation from the announced crowd of almost 18,000.

Everyone loves a bright young prospect, especially one who plays with the kind of joy and confidence that Davies possesses.

Now the obvious question is: Will the Caps sign Davies to an MLS deal this summer? Because, why not?

In two appearances he’s already shown that he’s ahead of some other players the Caps have inked to MLS contracts, and signing Davies to an MLS deal would allow the club more flexibility in how they develop him this season.

Ottawa Fury's Onua Thomas Obasi, left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Alphonso Davies vie for the ball

The Liberian-born Davies is currently signed to a USL contract, so the Caps don’t have to worry about suitors. But they are limited to four short-term call-ups for Canadian championship games and/or CONCACAF Champions League games, which is a positive rule change this season.

The Caps have used two of those call-ups in the Canadian semifinal, with Davies coming off the bench in the first-leg loss at TD Place in Ottawa last week.

Perhaps they’ll be content with Davies being involved with the first team just twice more this season — either in the Canadian final, or when Vancouver faces Central FC from Trinidad and Tobago, or Sporting Kansas City, in their CCL group games in August and October.