Despite holding their own for stretches, a combination of offensive stagnation and a stretch of inelegance in the second half saw the Vancouver Whitecaps fall to Seattle Sounders 3-1 Saturday night. Goals from Joao Paulo and Raul Ruidiaz sandwiched an own goal from Erik Godoy before a Fredy Montero PK precluded a Whitecaps red card that seemed to have sterilized the match.
The Whitecaps came out in a 4-4-2 for the second straight match, with Marc Dos Santos making two changes to the lineup while rotating players around the pitch.