COMMERCE CITY, CO – Tim Howard grabbed many of the headlines on his return to the pitch when the Colorado Rapids hosted Vancouver Whitecaps FC Friday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
But it was another American’s return which marked the difference in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory.
With his 84th-minute breakaway goal, ‘Caps midfielder Brek Shea beat Howard and lifted Vancouver to their second consecutive road win following last week’s 2-1 victory in Montreal. It was Shea’s first appearance in five matches as he made his return from the knee injury that forced him out of Vancouver’s 2-1 CONCACAF Champions League defeat to Mexican side Tigres on April 5 – a game in which he also scored.