Brian White scored a first-half brace and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps comfortably secured their first MLS Cup final appearance with a 3-1 victory over host San Diego FC in the Western Conference Final on Saturday night.

Andres Cubas and Ali Ahmed connected to set up both of White’s goals for No. 2 seed Vancouver, which will visit East champion Inter Miami next Saturday in a meeting of teams who have never played for the MLS championship, let alone won it.

It’s also a rematch of this April’s Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals, which Vancouver won 5-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Ahmed also had the shot that led to Vancouver’s other first-half tally, ultimately credited as an own goal to San Diego goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega.

Halftime substitute Hirving Lozano broke through in the 60th

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