Whitecaps 1, NYCFC 1: Vancouver extends undefeated streak, even if it wasn't pretty

Posted on September 2, 2023

Things picked up in the second half, with both sides scoring in a frantic five-minute span.

Published Sep 02, 2023  •  Last updated 16 minutes ago  •  1 minute read

Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ryan Gauld cooly converted his fifth PK on five attempts, to push his goal total to 10 on the season Saturday vs New York. He is pictured here against L.A. Galaxy July 15, 2023. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Even ugly dogs have owners who love them. That’s the sentiment after the Vancouver Whitecaps tied New York City FC 1-1 on the road at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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After a sloppy, disjointed first half where it looked like two baseball teams playing on a soccer pitch instead of the opposite, things picked up in the second half with both sides scoring in a frantic five-minute span.

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Monsef Bakrar put New York (6-10-12t) up 1-0 on the counter, his shot squeaking between the legs of Yohei Takaoka, before the Caps (10-8-8) took things the other direction two minutes later — with Ryan Gauld earning a penalty kick after being hauled down by James Sands.

He cooly converted his fifth PK on five attempts, to push his goal total to 10 on the season.

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The Whitecaps have now gone undefeated in their first three games of their seven-game away stretch, and have a two-week international break to rest up for the second half of it.

Vancouver are fifth in the West before the rest of the weekend’s action kicked off, with 11 conference rivals in action — including the Seattle-Portland Cascadia Cup clash late Saturday at Lumen Field.

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