Fabian Castillo and second-half substitute Jonathan Top scored five
minutes apart to give FC Dallas a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver
Whitecaps in MLS action Wednesday.
Dallas, who entered the game as
the obvious underdog, improved to 7-11-8 while winning for the fourth
time in the past seven games. The Whitecaps (10-8-7) suffered only their
second loss at home.
Both Dallas goals came in the second half of
a game which generated more yellow cards -- nine -- than scoring
chances. Vancouver received six while Dallas got three.
The
Whitecaps clearly missed attackers Darren Mattocks and Dane Richards,
who were away on international duty with Jamaica. Meanwhile, captain Jay
DeMerit sat out with a concussion and midfielder Gershon Koffie served a
one-game suspension for taking his fifth yellow card of the season
Saturday against Real Salt Lake.
Neither team mounted much
pressure in the first half. The most drama occurred in the 45th minute
as Vancouver's Camilo put a curling free kick off the crossbar from the
corner of the 18-yard box after Dallas was called for a hand-ball
infraction.
Moments later, Camilo received a yellow card for taking down Andrew Jacobson.
The
Whitecaps threatened early in the second half, forcing Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman to catch a long lead ball intended for Harris
and, two minutes later, punch away a Barry Robson free kick from the
right flank.
Castillo opened scoring in the 60th minute as he put
in a shot off the post from about 10 yards out while falling down.
Dallas caught the Whitecaps napping as Zach Lloyd made a long throw-in
and David Ferreira's header flicked the ball on to him. Castillo eluded
Vancouver defender Martin Bonjour.
Top put Dallas ahead 2-0 in the
65th on a pass from Ferreira, who won a struggle for a long ball with
O'Brien, and sent him a pass. Bonjour was the goat again as Top
sidestepped him before scoring.
Bonjour will be suspended for
Saturday's game in Seattle after taking his fifth yellow card of the
season in the 34th minute. Dallas midfielder Jacobson also earned
himself a suspension for the same reason after knocked down Robson in
the 81st minute.
Ferreira's suspect injury led to a skirmish in the 86th minute after Vancouver's Jun Marques Davidson pulled him up.
NOTES:
Before the game, the Whitecaps saluted Canada's Olympic
bronze-medal-winning women's soccer team. The crowd gave B.C. natives
Karina LeBlanc, defender Sophie Schmidt and defender Emily Zurrer a
standing ovation as they led players and officials onto the field. ...
Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert (Canada) and defender Carlyle
Mitchell (Trinidad and Tobago) were also away on international duty as
their countries faced each other in a friendly in Florida. Rarely used
striker Etienne Barbara missed his second straight game due to
international duty with Malta. ... Dallas midfielders Julian de Guzman
(Canada) and Brek Shea (U.S.) also skipped the game to be with their
national squads.
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