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A rare pair of first-half goals from Ryan Gauld lifted the Caps past the Colorado Rapids 2-1 at BC Place Wednesday, a key win that lift Vancouver into a ...

And for the first hour, the Caps really did look like a team playing with confidence and verve and some of the players (Gauld/Berhalter, Gauld/Gressel) were really linking up in a way we haven’t seen for some time. - To that end, this was a match that reminded me a little bit of the Houston win. Ranko Veselinovic bravely did the same, despite sustaining a nasty looking cut on a clash of heads in the second half. Sartini noticed this too, swapping Gressel and Godinho in part, one imagines, to get him on the same side as Gauld and this almost instantly resulted in a 1v1 for Gressel. - The Caps really backed in the last 20 minutes or so, with some loose defending, particularly on Jonathan Lewis, who was the one Rapids player that consistently looked dangerous offensively. Gauld’s instincts are superb and that helped really put the Rapids to the sword. That changed in a hurry, however, with the Caps expertly pressing and forcing a Rapids turnover deep in the opponent’s third. Ryan Gauld again pounced on a miscue, latching onto a hospital ball from Danny Wilson that was in no-man’s land between the Rapids centerbacks. Letting the foot off the gas let the Rapids back in the game. Lewis and Zardes continued to create danger up until the final whistle. After pinging around, with the Caps still unable to clear their lines, Lewis curled a shot that smacked the bar but did no more damage. Change in the backline saw Tristan Blackmon return to the lineup alongside Javain Brown and Ranko Veselinovic and Marcos Godinho playing at left wingback.

Starting XI Keegan Rosenberry, Danny Wilson, Jonathan Lewis, Max, Diego Rubio, Felipe Gutiérrez, Sam Nicholson, William Yarbrough (C), Gustavo Vallecilla, ...

Ryan Gauld scored twice in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Ryan Gauld scored twice and Julian Gressel set up a goal with a steal and an assist as the Vancouver Whitecaps posted a 2-1 victory over the visiting ...

Four minutes later, his header had Hasal beat but hit the post. The second goal came in the 40th minute when Gauld sped up to catch a poor Colorado pass. Gauld’s first goal came in the 14th minute.

Ryan Gauld scored twice and Julian Gressel set up a goal with a steal and an assist as the Vancouver Whitecaps posted a 2-1 victory over the visiting ...

His right-footed blast in the 26th minute hit off the crossbar. Colorado got on the board in the 76th minute when Jonathan Lewis took a right-footed shot that Hasal stopped. The second goal came in the 40th minute when Gauld sped up to catch a poor Colorado pass.

Ryan Gauld scores twice in the first half in Vancouver's 2-1 victory over Colorado. The Whitecaps move into the seventh and final playoff spot in the ...

Federico Bernardeschi opened the scoring early and Domenico Criscito fired an impressive goal late as Toronto FC extended its unbeaten run to five games ...

With a chance to open the scoring, Bernardeschi scored on a low shot. In the 75th minute, down 2-1, Criscito volleyed a cross from Michael Bradley to tie the game. Gressel, who collected his first assist as a Whitecap, came close in the 38th with a hard shot from distance that just missed the open side of the net. Rennicks scored inside the box after being sprung free behind the defence for an open shot in the 48th minute. Fun fact: Berna has scored every time he's stepped onto the pitch in Toronto 🍁@fbernardeschi Zardes came close in the extra time, hitting the post with a header. Colorado's Jonathan Lewis had a couple of great chances in the first half. United in a July trade, stole the ball along the sidelines then drove toward the Colorado net. Gauld opened in the scoring in the 14th minute off a heads-up play by Julian Gressel. Zardes made things interesting late in the second half. The Rapids suffered just their second loss in their last eight games (3-2-3). Colorado (8-10-7) dropped to 11th in the West with 31 points.

The Rapids fell short on Wednesday night at BC Place after the Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld capitalized on Colorado's mistakes to earn a brace.

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Ryan Gauld scored twice and Julian Gressel set up a goal with a steal and an assist as the Vancouver Whitecaps posted a 2-1 victory over the visiting ...

His right-footed blast in the 26th minute hit off the crossbar. Colorado got on the board in the 76th minute when Jonathan Lewis took a right-footed shot that Hasal stopped. The second goal came in the 40th minute when Gauld sped up to catch a poor Colorado pass.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored twice in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Wednesday nig...

VANCOUVER — Midfielder Ryan Gauld scored a pair of first half goals as the Vancouver Whitecaps kept their Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 ...

Gressel, who collected his first assist as a Whitecap, came close in the 38th minute with a hard shot from distance that just missed the open side of the net. Colorado’s Jonathan Lewis had a couple of good chances in the first half. .. The Whitecaps are back on the road playing Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, wrapping up a stretch of three games in eight days. The Rapids suffered just their second loss in their last eight games (3-2-3). “The pressure is probably the same because you go into a game knowing you need results because it’s so tight,” he said. Zardes came close in the extra time hitting the post on a header. Colorado (8-10-7) dropped to 11th in the West with 31 points. We need to be more clinical when we have the possibility to score.” Colorado striker Gyasi Zardes narrowed the margin with a goal in 76th minute. It’s the first time this season Vancouver has been above the playoff line. Gauld made it 2-0 in the 40th minute. United in a July trade, stole the ball along the sidelines then drove toward the Colorado net.