Deadspin | Whitecaps clean Sounders as unbeaten streak hits 11

Teenager Jeevan Badwal scored his first MLS target because the host Vancouver Whitecaps prolonged their unbeaten streak to a franchise-record 11 suits with a peculiar 3-0 victory towards the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night time.

Daniel Rios and Damir Kreilach additionally scored for the MLS-leading Whitecaps (10-1-5, 35 issues), who’re 6-0-5 throughout their run.

While the Whitecaps entered the Cascadia Cup showdown short-handed, with 9 gamers away for global accountability and several other others, together with Badwal, questionable after a gastrointestinal sickness swept in the course of the workforce after a commute to Mexico City for ultimate weekend’s 5-0 loss to Cruz Azul in ultimate weekend’s CONCACAF Champions Cup ultimate, the Sounders (7-6-5, 26 issues) completed Sunday’s fit with 9 gamers at the pitch.

Sounders defenders Nouhou Tolo and Johnathan Bell had been issued crimson playing cards 3 mins aside early in the second one part by means of referee Ricardo Fierro for denying goal-scoring alternatives.

Nouhou nearly tackled Mathias Laborda simply outdoor the highest proper nook of the 18-yard field within the 52nd minute, with the Sounders providing no court cases. The similar could not be stated for the second one name, as Bell inadvertently clipped the heel of Emmanuel Sabbi about 20 yards from the online.

The Whitecaps opened the scoring within the 40th minute. Edier Ocampo despatched a move to Jean Claude Ngando at the left aspect of the penalty space. Ngando reduce a move again towards the center of the pitch, the place Badwal surprised the Sounders with a one-timer into the online. Badwal, 19, used to be making simply his 2d occupation get started.

Rios helped clinch the victory with a 20-yard strike into the higher left nook of the online within the 70th minute.

Kreilach, who got here on for Badwal halfway via the second one part, scored from the penalty spot within the 88th minute after Sabbi used to be tripped by means of Seattle’s Joao Paulo.

The Sounders had a few high quality scoring probabilities within the first part, with either one of the ones makes an attempt simply lacking extensive of the suitable put up. The first got here on a volley by means of Alex Roldan in the second one minute from simply outdoor the highest of the 6-yard field. The 2d got here on a 15-yard shot by means of Pedro de l. a. Vega from the left aspect of the penalty space within the 31st minute.

–Field Level Media