Whitecaps earn pre-season tie with Earthquakes

INDIO, Calif. — J.C. Ngando’s objective within the nineteenth minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-1 tie towards Western Conference rival San Jose Earthquakes in MLS pre-season motion on Saturday in Coachella Valley, Calif.

In the twelfth minute, Ngando performed a brief nook to Ryan Gauld, who whipped a floated cross into the field for Bjørn Inge Utvik. The Norwegian noticed his header fly narrowly over the San Jose objective.

Five minutes later, Tanner Beason of San Jose opened the scoring and took the 1-0 lead.

The Caps tied it up when Ngando’s free kick from the left facet of the field went untouched and into the again of the web.

The guests continued to have the higher of the probabilities within the first half, with Damir Kreilach placing a header extensive within the twenty eighth minute and Gauld hitting the crossbar with a right-footed shot exterior the field.

In the dying moments of the match, Whitecaps FC BMO MLS Academy product Liam Mackenzie made an interception in midfield and performed in Jay Herdman. The New Zealand youth worldwide fired a left-footed shot simply extensive of the far submit.

The Whitecaps proceed their pre-season preparations for the MLS season in Coachella Valley, earlier than returning to Vancouver on Feb. 21.

Vancouver’s season opener is on March 2 once they host Eastern Conference facet Charlotte FC at BC Place.