Nearly 1,500 soccer fans were on hand at McLeod Park on Friday night as the Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Force battled to a 3-3 draw.

The Whitecaps women鈥檚 soccer team spotted the Force a 3-0 advantage in the game鈥檚 first 21 minutes.

鈥淭he first 45, we obviously came out very flat and made mental errors,鈥� explained 鈥機aps coach Hubert Busby Jr. 鈥淎nd for the first time, I think we played with a little bit of fear, which is something we haven鈥檛 done all season.鈥�

The second half was a different story, as Vancouver picked up the pace and mounted their comeback, scoring three times in a dozen minutes.

Carrie Patterson had the first, while Leroux scored the other two.

Busby said the support of the great crowd was a factor, saying, 鈥渢hey were very supportive; even when we were down, they tried to rally us a bit and I鈥檓 sure that played a big part in our comeback.鈥�