Sounders claim Cascadia bragging rights in win over Whitecaps
VANCOUVER — Yeimar Gomez Andrade scored in stoppage time because the Seattle Sounders scooped up a 3-2 win in opposition to the Vancouver Whitecaps at B.C. Place on Saturday evening.
Seattle’s Leo Chu had scored a brace because the Sounders (10-7-5) twice rallied to tie Vancouver within the Major League Soccer contest.
Andrade bagged the winner moments after Vancouver’s Mathias Laborda was despatched off after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Chu.
Vancouver (6-7-7) opened the scoring within the twenty fourth minute after midfielder Ryan Gauld whipped in a free kick from the left wing and located a rising Ranko Veselinovic who glanced the ball into the underside nook.
Chu twice discovered the online, first on the finish of a flicked header from Jackson Ragen within the sixtieth minute after which in a close to copy of the primary, discovering the tip of a flicked go from Nico Lodeiro within the 76th minute.
Gauld put the Whitecaps within the lead as soon as once more within the 72nd minute, racing on to a flick from striker Brian White and calmly tucking the ball away.
Gauld had scored 4 in a row earlier than being held off the scoresheet within the 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on Canada Day.
But Chu struck once more, in related trend to his first, as Nico Lodeiro headed the ball throughout to the midfielder who stabbed the ball dwelling within the 76th minute.
Seattle thought they’d an opportunity to tie the match late within the first half just for the referee and VAR to disclaim their claims for a penalty after back-to-back alleged handballs.
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Vancouver hosts Austin FC on Wednesday, whereas Seattle heads to California to tackle the San Jose Earthquakes.
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