{"id":10976,"date":"2025-10-19T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10976\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:49:07","slug":"fc-dallas-clinches-playoff-berth-for-first-time-in-two-years-with-road-win-over-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10976\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Dallas clinches playoff berth for first time in two years with road win over Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANCOUVER, British Columbia \u2014 Teenager Kaick Ferreira scored the go-ahead goal two minutes into the second half and rookie Michael Collodi made it stand up as FC Dallas<\/a> beat Vancouver 2-1 on Saturday night to clinch seventh place in the Western Conference and deny the Whitecaps their first regular-season title.<\/p>\n

Vancouver (18-7-9) and expansion side San Diego FC finished with 63 points apiece but the newcomers had the tiebreaker advantage. Dallas (11-12-11) avoids the wild-card round with the victory.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old who goes by Kaick scored his second goal in his 27th appearance to give Dallas the lead for good in the 47th minute.<\/p>\n

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Collodi finished with six saves for Dallas in his ninth career start, four of them ending with clean sheets.<\/p>\n

Yohei Takaoka finished with five saves for the Whitecaps.<\/p>\n

Vancouver was forced to play a man down from the 11th minute on after defender Mathias Laborda was tagged with a red card for a foul on Samuel Sarver.<\/p>\n

Dallas grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute when Osaze Urhoghide took a pass from Patrickson Delgado and scored his second goal in his first season in the league. Delgado\u2019s assist was his sixth, doubling his total from last season\u2019s rookie campaign.<\/p>\n

Thomas M\u00fcller tied it 1-1 in the 28th minute on a penalty kick after Emmanuel Sabbi drew a foul on Lalas Abubakar. It was M\u00fcller\u2019s sixth goal in six career appearances with five starts.<\/p>\n

Vancouver began the day with a three-point lead over San Diego. The two clubs played to a 1-1 draw in San Diego in late July.<\/p>\n

After rocky start to season, resilient FC Dallas on verge of playoff berth<\/a>How FC Dallas can clinch a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs on the final matchday of the year<\/a><\/p>\n

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