VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- 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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