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The Dog Days of Summer are here, and they have sunk their teeth deep into the Vancouver Whitecaps’ posterior.

The Caps lost 2-1 to Cavalry FC Wednesday at B.C. Place, ending their Canadian Championship hopes in a cavalcade of booing and Calgary goals.

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There is no avoiding this: It’s the lowest moment in the Major League Soccer team’s history.

A loss to a team from a lesser league — it’s irrelevant how well the Cavs are doing in the Canadian Premier League — is like an NFL team losing to a CFL squad. It shouldn’t happen.

The Whitecaps have the ignominious honour of being the first MLS team to lose to a CPL side — the Montreal Impact advanced in the other quarterfinal, beating York9 FC 1-0 on Wednesday — the latest chapter in a season that has reached dark depths previously unseen.

The crowd was an announced 16,089, but the actual attendance was likely a little more than half of that, another sign that the fan base has abandoned the team this season.