Earthquakes draw Whitecaps, denying Vancouver a chance to clinch 1st in MLS West
VANCOUVER — As he watched his team waste a number of opportunities to build on its lead Sunday, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson had a sinking feeling.
“It worried me when you don’t get the second goal and kill teams off,” said the Welshman. “When that happens and you miss chance after chance after chance, it comes back to bite you on the bum sometimes.
“It certainly did today.”
Valeri Qazaishvili scored in the 77th minute to cancel out Yordy Reyna’s first-half opener as the San Jose Earthquakes salvaged a 1-1 tie with Vancouver to deny the Whitecaps a chance to clinch top spot in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference for the first time in club history.