VANCOUVER, BC – Whitecaps FC (10W-9L-4D) defeated Houston Dynamo (10W-8L-7D) 2-1 in a crucial home match at BC Place on Saturday, courtesy of goals by Fredy Montero and Yordy Reyna.
It was a gritty first 15 minutes at BC Place for both teams, but eventually the ‘Caps offensive engine really got going.
With Houston favoring a more counter-attacking style, Vancouver were able to dictate the pace of the match in the early minutes. Half chances were the only real threatening moments for Vancouver before a penalty kick broke the deadlock.
Peruvian Yordy Reyna was taken down just inside the penalty box following a poor challenge by Houston midfielder Boniek Garcia in the 17th minute of the match.