Vancouver Whitecaps score 3 first-half goals to beat Dallas 3-1
Vancouver Whitecaps' Fafa Picault (11) heads the ball in for a goal against FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes, second from left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Frisco, Texas. Credit: AP/Julio Cortez
FRISCO, Texas — Brian White and a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Whitecaps scored three goals in the first half and beat Dallas 3-1 on Saturday night.
Vancouver (2-0-1) has won two straight while Dallas (1-3-0) has lost three in a row.
The Whitecaps opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Mathías Laborda tapped a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner of the net. White assisted on the goal and then scored on a header about four minutes later.
Sebastian Lletget's header-goal in the 40th minute pulled Dallas within 2-1. About two minutes later, Ryan Raposo played a cross to Fafá Picault, who headed the ball in front of the six-yard box and it bounced past diving goalkeeper Maarten Paes from just inside the left post to make it 3-1.
Yohei Takaoka made two saves for Vancouver.
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