Whitecaps deal Sounders club-record seventh straight MLS defeat with 2-0 victory
Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Müller scored second-half goals as Vancouver held Seattle without a shot on goal and extended its MLS losing streak to seven.
- On Sunday at Lumen Field, the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-0, securing the Cascadia Cup before 30,026 fans and extending the Sounders' historic losing streak to seven MLS matches.
- The Sounders' struggles were compounded by injuries to forward Jesús Ferreira, who left in the 36th minute; Vancouver also faced personnel challenges as midfielder Jeevan Badwal departed in the 18th minute following a collision.
- Rayan Elloumi scored in the 77th minute off an Emmanuel Sabbi pass, and Thomas Müller added a second goal five minutes later, as Vancouver outshot Seattle 8-2 while holding the hosts without a shot on target.
- Moving to the top of the MLS Western Conference, the Whitecaps now hold a two-point lead over the Houston Dynamo while celebrating the regional trophy win in the stadium's northeast corner.
- Vancouver hosts the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday for the next match, where the Whitecaps will debut their archive kits for the '80s Match presented by Rio Mare.
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Seattle Sounders FC 0 – Whitecaps FC 2: Elloumi, Müller score as ‘Caps clinch record ninth Cascadia Cup
Indo-Canadian Voice Seattle Sounders FC 0 – Whitecaps FC 2: Elloumi, Müller score as ‘Caps clinch record ninth Cascadia Cup posted by: Rattan Mall With the win, Whitecaps FC have clinched a record ninth Cascadia Cup, winning all three matches against Portland and Seattle so far this season The ‘Caps now get set for a massive home match this coming Wednesday, August 19 between first and second place in the MLS Western Conference when they host Ho…
Thomas Müller is also good for special goals at the age of 36. He proves this once again in the victory of his Vancouver Whitecaps against Seattle.
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Whitecaps deal Sounders club-record seventh straight MLS defeat with 2-0 victory
Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Müller scored second-half goals and goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka wasn’t tested as the Vancouver Whitecaps handed the Seattle Sounders a club-record seventh straight defeat in MLS play with a 2-0 victory.
Report and Reaction: Whitecaps head back to top of the MLS West after record-extending Cascadia Cup win in Seattle – AFTN
(Photo Courtesy @WhitecapsFC/X.com) Second half goals from Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Müller saw Vancouver Whitecaps reclaim top spot in the MLS Western Conference and lift a record-extending ninth Cascadia Cup, with a controlled 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field on Sunday evening. In a match between two teams struggling to find form, goals, and wins at the moment, it was a game that lacked a lot of quality in the early stages, but …
The fact that Thomas Müller had lost nothing of his slit-earedness even at the age of 36, he proved once again on the weekend. Against the Seattle Sounders, he completed an indirect free kick variant of his Vancouver Whitecaps – in a brilliant way.
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