The Whitecaps end the game against the Sounders with a 2-2 draw as the Whitecaps have now tied their past 2 games, but hey, at least their 8 game unbeaten streak is still intact. Who were the goal scorers and what happened in the game? Lets get into it!
Game Breakdown
The first half of the game was relatively uneventful. The Sounders held the ball for most of the half and created a few partial opportunities but in the end didn’t really amount to anything. Fast forward to the second half the game started picking up, and in the 50th minute Thomas Muller got the ball off an interception and threads a pass through to Brian White who calmly slots it home to get his second goal in two games, and puts the Caps up 1-0. But, not even two minutes later the Sounders build the play through the middle and get the ball to the corner and get their cross blocked which earns them a corner kick. Rusnak whips the ball in and finds the head of Ragen, who just sneaks it past Takaoka to make it a 1-1 game. But wait, it gets worse.
Not even two minutes later the Sounders take the ball from their end and start pressing forward, they get the ball out wide, Rothrock gets through a few players and slips the ball through to Ferreira, he cuts it to the back post and Rusnak is there to smash it home. 2-1 Sounders. 14 minutes later the Whitecaps win a corner kick. Set piece specialist Sebastian Berhalter steps over the ball, raises his hand and beautifully places the ball right on Labordas head as he glances it home to tie the game at 2-2. The Whitecaps once again take advantage of this red hot set piece that they have clearly been working on in training.
Supporters Shield Hope For The Caps?
There is still hope for the Whitecaps to win the supporters shield as they currently still have the second best record in the MLS below San Diego FC. Vancouver has 3 games left in the regular season before the playoffs so they definitely could still earn their ticket to that number one spot. With games against San Jose, Orlando, and FC Dallas, if they can win all 3 of them they could very well earn their first ever supporters shield in the clubs history.
Do you think the Whitecaps will end up finishing first in the league?