VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) \u2014 Beau Leroux scored in first-half stoppage time and Daniel De Sousa Britto made it stand as the San Jose Earthquakes cooled off Vancouver with a 1-0 victory on Saturday night, ruining the start of a five-match homestand for the Whitecaps.<\/p>\n
Leroux scored unassisted in the second minute of stoppage time to give the Earthquakes (4-1-0) the lead for good. Leroux’s first goal this season comes after scoring five times in 33 matches as a rookie last year.<\/p>\n
Daniel finished with six saves in posting his fourth clean sheet in five starts this season and his 15th in 68 career starts \u2014 all with the Earthquakes. He’s never had more than five in one season.<\/p>\n
Yohei Takaoka saved one shot on goal for the Whitecaps (4-1-0), who outscored their opponents 14-1 in winning their first four matches.<\/p>\n
Vancouver falls into a second-place tie with San Jose, one point behind Los Angeles FC in a hotly-contested Western Conference that boasts seven teams with at least three victories through the first five weeks.<\/p>\n
The Earthquakes also evened the series at 13-13-12.<\/p>\n
Vancouver entered the match with a 20-4-7 all-time record at BC Place under head coach Jesper S\u00f8rensen.<\/p>\n
St. Louis City was the last team to open with five straight victories \u2014 doing so in its 2023 expansion. season.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
San Jose: Hosts San Diego FC on April 4.<\/p>\n
Vancouver: Hosts the Portland Timbers on April 4.<\/p>\n