Silva got a head on it, directing a shot just wide of the post for the visitors’ best chance of the half. Real Salt Lake made a push in the final minutes of the opening half and nearly levelled the score in the 42nd minute.Ĭhang took a corner, sending a ball into the box. The Whitecaps were the dominant side across much of the first 45 minutes, controlling 56.2 per cent of the possession and outshooting the visitors 6-1 in on-target shots. From his knees, the Whitecaps ‘keeper punched the ball away. One of his best saves of the night came in the 58th minute when Savarino sent a cross in to Marcelo Silva and the defender put a header on net from the centre of the box. Takaoka had kept Vancouver ahead, despite increased pressure from Salt Lake early in the second half. The ball fell at Glad’s foot as he slid toward the net, putting a shot in behind Takaoka. The visitors knotted the score at 1-1 two minutes earlier when Maikel Chang sailed a pass into the penalty area, over the heads of the leaping Whitecaps’ defenders. Jefferson Savarino sliced a pass to Kreilach and the RSL captain blasted a left-footed shot into the back of the ‘Caps net from the centre of the box. Salt Lake took the lead in the 72nd minute when Vancouver failed to clear the ball from the box. Vancouver outshoot the visitors 18-11 across the game, and each team registered seven shots on target. Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made five saves in his debut for the Whitecaps and Zac MacMath stopped six shots for Real Salt Lake.

A goal from Javain Brown in the 25th minute gave Vancouver the advantage heading into halftime.īut RSL (1-0-0) burst into the second half with renewed energy and scored twice in two minutes, with Justen Glad and Kreilach each finding the back of the net.

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