Pedro Morales scores, Whitecaps beat Dynamo 1-0
Posted March 26, 2016 7:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Pedro Morales scored on a penalty kick in the 23rd minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Saturday night.
The Vancouver captain sent goalkeeper Joe Willis the wrong way from the spot after Dynamo defender Jalil Anibaba was judged to have fouled Whitecaps striker Masato Kudo in the area.
Morales leads Major League Soccer with four goals in four games to start the season, all on penalties. Vancouver's other two goals also have come from dead-ball situations - off a corner and an indirect free kick.
Vancouver improved to 2-2-0, and Houston dropped to 1-2-1.
Vancouver Whitecaps' Cristian Techera, left, and Pedro Morales celebrates Morales' penalty-kick goal against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted celebrates the team's 1-0 win against the Houston Dynamo during an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Houston Dynamo's Alex Monteiro de Lima, front, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Pedro Morales vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Houston Dynamo's Ricardo Clark, left, falls over Vancouver Whitecaps' Matias Laba during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Houston Dynamo's Leonel Miranda, left, forces Vancouver Whitecaps' Matias Laba off the ball resulting in a free kick during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Masato Kudo, right, is tripped up by Houston Dynamo's Jalil Anibaba during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Kekuta Manneh, left, moves the ball past Houston Dynamo's Jalil Anibaba during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis, right, grabs the ball away from Vancouver Whitecaps' Octavio Rivero during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Andrew Jacobson, right, gets his head on the ball in front of Houston Dynamo's Cristian Maidana during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Pedro Morales celebrates his penalty-kick goal against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Pedro Morales celebrates his penalty-kick goal against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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