Godoy, Caicedo score late goals, Whitecaps beat Austin 2-1
Posted September 04, 2021 7:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Erik Godoy tied it in the 70th minute and Deiber Caicedo gave Vancouver the lead in the 83rd in the Whitecaps' 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night.
Caicedo, a second-half substitute, scored off a rebound after goalkeeper Brad Stuver stopped Ryan Gauld's long shot .
The Whitecaps (7-7-8) matched a club record with their fourth consecutive victory and pushed their franchise-record undefeated streak to 10. Interim coach Vanni Sartini is 2-0 since taking over after Marc Dos Santos was fired last week.
Sebastian Driussi scored for Austin (5-13-4) in the 45th minute. The expansion team has lost five of its last six games.
Austin FC's Sebastian Driussi (25) celebrates his goal with Alexander Ring, Nick Lima and Jon Gallagher, back, during the first half of an MLS soccer game against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Austin FC's Jon Gallagher, left, heads the ball against Vancouver Whitecaps' Cristian Dajome (11) and Brian White, back right, during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Austin FC's Hector Jimenez, back, falls on Vancouver Whitecaps' Cristian Dajome, left, behind Austin's Diego Fagundez (14) during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Austin FC's Cecilio Dominguez, left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Godoy collide and fall to the ground during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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