MLS: Mouse stops play in Vancouver Whitecaps v Austin recreation

Vancouver Whitecaps striker Brian White scored 4 targets in a 5-1 victory over rivals Austin within the MLS on Saturday… solely to be upstaged by the world’s smallest pitch invader.

A shock look by a mouse stole the highlight at BC Place in Vancouver, with play stopped whereas gamers and workers tried to catch it.

It scurried throughout the midway line within the seventh minute as Austin ready to take a nook, prompting the referee to pause the motion.

Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver finally assumed the function of part-time pest management, utilizing his gloves to scoop up the miniature intruder earlier than gently escorting it off the sphere.

Stuver acquired a heat spherical of applause from supporters, however spent a lot of the remainder of the sport choosing the ball out of his personal internet because the Whitecaps tightened their grip on the prime of the Western Convention.

They’re 4 factors away from Minnesota United and are by way of to the Concacaf Champions Cup semi-finals, the place they tackle Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on April 30.