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David Ousted summed up the Whitecaps’ season well after Saturday’s 3-3 tiewith Colorado at B.C. Place.

“The whole thing is a little bit of a mess,” the goalkeeper said.

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Saturday’s dropped points at home, combined with Kansas City’s win Saturday night and Seattle’s big 4-2 win in L.A. on Sunday afternoon, mean the Caps (9-14-8) are all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with three games to go.

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But here’s something that’s not a mess: the Caps’ USL team.

Whitecaps FC 2 clinched their first playoff berth mid-week and, on Saturday night, found out their playoff opponent for the USL conference quarter-finals.

Alan Koch’s team will face the Colorado Springs Switchbacks on Friday at 6 p.m. PT (streamed at whitecapsfc.com).

“We’ve played the youngest core group in the league, so to make the playoffs is a fantastic achievement,” said Koch. “We’ve had a good balance this season — a couple of guys who know what it takes to be successful in the league and a really good group of 19- to 22-year-olds and some really good young players.”