Shorthanded Red Bulls fall to Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps FC goalkeeper David Ousted, right, celebrates after he blocked a penalty kick by New York Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips, right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Harrison, N.J. Ousted denied Wright-Phillips on two penalty kicks and the Whitecaps won 2-1. Credit: AP / Julio Cortez
David Ousted saved two penalty kicks, and the Vancouver Whitecaps held off the 10-man Red Bulls for a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
Bradley Wright-Phillips took the penalty kicks for the Red Bulls (4-5-5) in the fifth and the 65th minutes -- and both went waist high and to Ousted's right.
Kekuta Manneh opened the scoring with a close-range goal in the 15th minute, and Kianz Froese added another for the Whitecaps (9-6-2) with a breakaway in the 77th.
Anatole Abang pulled the Red Bulls back within one in the 82nd, but Ousted made his most difficult save of the match a minute later, diving and deflecting Manolo Sanchez's low-skipping shot out of play.
Vancouver moved into a first-place tie with Seattle in the Western Conference.
Sacha Kljestan picked up the red card in the 11th when he elbowed and tripped Kendall Waston.
The Red Bulls lost their fourth league match in a row.
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