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Kendall Waston was forced to watch the Whitecaps’ 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution at B.C. Place on Saturday and he’ll miss next weekend’s game in Philadelphia, too.

The hulking centre-back is serving a two-game ban — his third suspension of the season already — for a foolish tackle on Portland’s Dairon Asprilla on May 22.

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But MLS referees and the MLS Disciplinary Committee don’t have a say over who plays in the Amway Canadian Championship, and Waston and the Whitecaps are thankful for that.

Waston will play Tuesday at BMO Field in Toronto (4:30 p.m. PT, TSN1, TSN 1410) as the Caps try to set themselves up for a repeat Voyageurs Cup title.

Tuesday is the first leg of the Canadian final, which concludes at B.C. Place a week Wednesday. It’s a total-goals series with away goals the first tie-breaker.

“This final is very important for the club, trying to win it again, trying to bring more history for the club,” said Waston, who returned this week from Copa America Centenario duty with Costa Rica.