Whitecaps extend home undefeated streak with win over Sounders
VANCOUVER — Midfielder Pedro Vite scored late within the first half because the Vancouver Whitecaps prolonged their residence undefeated streak to 6 Major League Soccer video games with a 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounders Saturday evening.
Seattle additionally scored an personal objective ensuing from a blistering shot by midfielder Ryan Gauld early within the second half.
The Whitecaps are 4-1-2 at residence after dropping their first match of the season. The Sounders got here into the sport having gained three of their final six video games on the street.
Whitecaps goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made a leaping save within the sixty fifth minute to ship a header from Seattle midfielder Albert Rusnak over prime of the online, bringing a roar from the gang of 19,108 at BC Place Stadium.
Vite opened the scoring within the forty fourth minute. Defender Ali Ahmed looped a shot that landed in entrance of the objective. Vite fought by way of Seattle midfielder Alex Roldan to ship a left-footed shot previous goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
It was Vite’s third objective throughout all competitions and second in MLS play this season.
Gauld, who was questionable for the sport because of left hamstring tightness, regarded to have made it 2-0 within the 58th minute. He took a go from defender Luis Martins and fired a low, onerous shot to the nook of the online. Officials dominated Frei stopped the preliminary shot however the ball hit the submit then hit him earlier than getting into the online.
Vancouver started the evening on the surface wanting in on the playoff standings. The win improved the Whitecaps to 17 factors (4-4-5) and leapfrogged them into seventh place within the MLS Western Conference.
The Sounders (7-5-2) are second within the West with 23 factors, two level behind the Los Angeles FC, which edged the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday evening.
The Whitecaps got here near opening the scoring within the twenty seventh minute. Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter threaded a go to Gauld who despatched a shot simply huge of the online. Earlier within the half, Berhalter launched a shot from the highest of the field that squirted by the nook of the online earlier than defender Javain Brown might get a foot on it.
NOTES: It was the 149th assembly between Vancouver and Seattle. The Sounders lead the collection 72-52-25. … Seattle striker Fredy Montero had two stints with the Whitecaps, first in 2017 then in 2019-20. … Vancouver’s Ranko Veselinović missed the sport because of private causes. … The Whitecaps returned residence after dropping street video games to Portland and Dallas by a mixed 5-2 rating. …. Vancouver has not gained a MLS sport on the street this season (0-3-3). … The Whitecaps play three of their subsequent 4 MLS video games at residence.
