Kickoff was at 6:15 p.m.

Midnight struck 10 minutes later.

Major League Soccer’s Cinderella had rolled through the season with statistically its youngest roster, and if you figured it was only a matter of time before a backline that starts three rookies turned into a pumpkin, well, it was.

San Diego FC won’t be headed to South Florida to face Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in MLS Cup next weekend. The Vancouver Whitecaps will after a clinical 3-1 victory Saturday night at sold-out and stunned Snapdragon Stadium in the Western Conference final.

For really the first time all season, the expansion club looked like one – surrendering three first half goals, then finishing the game with 10 men and a 19-year-old, third-string goalkeeper making his MLS debut.

The game was essentially over afte

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