Houston Dynamo's Fafa Picault (10) and midfielder Memo Rodriguez (8) celebrate Rodriguez's goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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HOUSTON (AP) - Memo RodrÃguez and Maxi Urruti scored first-half goals and the Houston Dynamo held off the Vancouver Whitecaps for a 2-1 win on Saturday night.
The Dynamo (3-2-2) took the lead in the eighth minute. Fafà Picault swinged in a cross from wide left, Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau was unable to corral it after a deflection off defender Bruno Gaspar and RodrÃguez smashed home the putback.
Urruti doubled the lead in the 42nd minute with a side volley to finish RodrÃguez's corner.
Déiber Caicedo pulled the Whitecaps (2-4-1) within 2-1 in the 80th minute, dribbling around goalkeeper Marko Maric and drilling a right-footed shot through three defenders.
Houston's Ariel Lassiter had a curling left-footer miss off the top of the crossbar in the 67th minute.
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Vancouver Whitecaps attacker Lucas Cavallini, left, slid-tackles Houston Dynamo defender Adam Lundqvist, right, resulting in a yellow card for Cavallini, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, right, watches the ball go into the net on a. goal by Houston Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez (8) past midfielder Andy Rose (15) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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