Whitecaps tie Sounders 1-1 for 1st playoff spot since 2017
Posted November 07, 2021 6:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Ryan Gauld pulled Vancouver even with a header in the 20th minute and the Whitecaps tied the Seattle Sounders 1-1 on Sunday night to earn a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season.
Vancouver (12-9-13) reached the postseason for the first time since 2017. The Whitecaps finished sixth in the Western Conference, setting up a first-round matchup with No. 3 Sporting Kansas City.
Fredy Montero scored for the Sounders (17-8-9) on a penalty kick in the eighth minute. Second-place Seattle will open the playoffs against No. 7 Real Salt Lake.
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld, right, and Russell Teibert celebrate Gauld's goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Leonard Owusu, top, Russell Teibert, front left, and Ryan Gauld celebrate Gauld's goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Cristian Dajome, top, trips over Seattle Sounders' Nouhou Tolo during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Cristian Dajome, left, and Seattle Sounders' Yeimar Gomez Andrade vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld celebrates his goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Cristian Dajome, left, and Seattle Sounders' Yeimar Gomez Andrade vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld, right, and Russell Teibert celebrate Gauld's goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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