The Vancouver Whitecaps fought back twice, combining with the San Jose Earthquakes for a wild six goal second half ending in a draw in a Saturday night thriller at BC Place.
Erik Godoy scored the equalizer in the 90th minute after a Deiber Caicedo corner floated in, finding the centreback free of his marker, sending the fans in BC Place screaming in excitement.
It all happened so fast! @erikgodoy93 with a quick redirect to tie things up in the 90th minute!!!
Not the result they wanted but still going home with a point tonight.
Next up FC Dallas@WhitecapsFC | #VWFC pic.twitter.com/aiF8EaWgSz
— Sarita Patel – 'Caps Club Reporter (@SaritaReports) May 15, 2022
Godoy barely celebrated his goal, immediately heading back towards his half to prepare to defend.
Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini said his team was “naive” for the ways they conceded goals, but added the toll of playing a third game in short succession caught up with his squad.
“We were lucky. I don’t think we deserved to be 0-0 in the first half. I think they were the better team,” Sartini said after the match. “We couldn’t find the distance with the third game in six days and that was a factor.”
Head coach Vanni Sartini speaks to the media after the 3-3 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes in The Province Post-Match.#VWFC | @TheProvince pic.twitter.com/uDwZEgMlfJ
— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) May 15, 2022
The outburst of goals in the second half masked a slow start by both sides in the first half, with San Jose dominating possession but failing to do much with the ball.
Lucas Cavallini, who has been coming on as of late, opened the scoring for Vancouver and playing the role of set up man on the second ‘Caps goal.
Cavallini had a chance to bag the winner only to see his header in the dying seconds of added time hit the post and rebound away.
The `Caps had won two straight heading into Saturday’s match, including ending their jinx in the Canadian Championship with a win over Valour FC.
San Jose came into the match off a win against Austin FC and a U.S. Open Cup win over the Seattle Sounders.
Vancouver next plays FC Dallas on Wednesday night at BC Place while San Jose takes on Portland in San Jose, California.