{"id":669357,"date":"2026-05-14T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/669357\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:23:11","slug":"whitecaps-beat-dallas-3-2-to-extend-unbeaten-streak-to-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/669357\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitecaps beat Dallas 3-2 to extend unbeaten streak to seven"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter moves the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match against FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday.Lm Otero\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n

Sebastian Berhalter scored two goals \u2013 his first multi-goal game this season \u2013 and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat FC Dallas 3-2 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Whitecaps (9-1-2) are unbeaten in seven consecutive games. They moved back into first place in the MLS Supporters\u2019 Shield and Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n

Vancouver, coming off 1-1 ties with the LA Galaxy and San Jose, had been winless in back-to-back games for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

The Whitecaps lead the league in goal difference (plus 21), have the second-most goals scored (30), and the third-fewest against (nine).<\/p>\n

Vancouver remained unbeaten in MLS under head coach Jesper Sorensen when leading at halftime (21-0-3).<\/p>\n

The coach made one change to his starting lineup in inserting Emmanuel Sabbi for Bruno Caicedo on the right wing.<\/p>\n

Dallas coach Eric Quill stepped onto the field Wednesday and was sent off in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n

Berhalter became the first player in club history to record a goal contribution in nine of the first 12 games to start a season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that throughout the years I\u2019ve tried to improve upon,\u201d the American said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something to have the coaches trust me. It took time to earn their trust with that. At the beginning, they wanted me to chill out and take a little bit of less shots and understand the shots I\u2019m taking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m confident in it and they\u2019re confident in me and it\u2019s just about hitting the target.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petar Musa and Logan Farrington each scored a goal for Dallas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a difficult game, but thanks to some spectacular moments from Sebastian we pulled through,\u201d Sorensen said.<\/p>\n

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Rayan Elloumi, centre right, and FC Dallas midfielder Chris Cappis, centre left, jump for a header during the second half.LM Otero\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n

Musa has 11 goals this season, tied with Miami\u2019s Lionel Messi for second in MLS behind Chicago\u2019s Hugo Cuypers (12 goals).<\/p>\n

Berhalter blasted a first-touch shot, off a feed from Kenji Cabrera, from just outside the area that deflected off the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Michael Collodi, ricocheted off the back post into the net to cap the scoring in the 64th minute.<\/p>\n

Berhalter\u2019s shot from outside the penalty arc went bar down to make it 1-1 in the 23rd minute.<\/p>\n

An own goal by Dallas\u2019 Osaze Urhoghide gave the Whitecaps a 2-1 lead in the 27th.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe determination to go out there and get the win is the most important thing,\u201d Berhalter said.<\/p>\n

Dallas (5-4-4) had won back-to-back games.<\/p>\n

Yohei Takaoka had one save for Vancouver. Collodi had three saves for Dallas.<\/p>\n

Vancouver\u2019s Andres Cubas left the game with an apparent injury in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot particularly good right I think right now, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s something severe,\u201d Sorensen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to figure out what it is. He felt something in his knee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cubas was replaced by Thomas Muller, who made his return to the pitch in the second half after missing the previous two matches due to illness.<\/p>\n

Up Next<\/p>\n

Vancouver: Visit the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Dallas: Host San Jose on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter moves the ball during the first half…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669358,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,875,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,561,82,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-669357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}