Gauld, Teibert score, Whitecaps beat Sporting KC 2-1
Posted October 18, 2021 7:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Eighth-place Vancouver (10-9-10) remained a point outside of a Western Conference postseason berth with five games left. Second-place Sporting (15-7-7) would have clinched a playoff spot with a victory or a tie.
Gauld scored on a hard shot in the 23rd minute, and Teibert made it 2-0 in the 37th with a long left-footer. Brian White assisted on both goals.
Johnny Russell scored for Kansas City in the 43rd to extend his goals streak to six.
Maxime Crepeau made two saves to help Vancouver improve to 6-0-1 at B.C. Place.
Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia allows a goal to Vancouver Whitecaps' Russell Teibert, not seen, during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Javain Brown chases down the ball in front of Sporting Kansas City's Graham Zusi during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Sporting Kansas City's Remi Walter, from left to right, Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi celebrate Russell's goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld (25) scores against Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia, back left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Bruno Gaspar (6) and Sporting Kansas City's Johnny Russell (7) vie for the ball during first-half MLS soccer match action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Sporting Kansas City's Graham Zusi, top, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Javain Brown , bottom, vie for the ball during the first half of MLS soccer match action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld, front right, gets his head on the ball in front of Sporting Kansas City's Jose Mauri (32) during first-half MLS soccer match action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Sporting Kansas City's Ilie Sanchez (6) falls on Vancouver Whitecaps' Leonard Owusu during first-half MLS soccer match action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld, left, and Brian White, right, celebrate Gauld's goal against Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia (29) during the first half of MLS soccer match action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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