Brian White scored his 100th MLS goal, Ryan Gauld had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat San Diego 4-1 on Wednesday night. Here is the match report.
Match Report
Aleksa Cvetković, in just his fourth start since joining the Whitecaps in August, scored his first MLS goal in the 24th minute on a redirection of Mathias Laborda's pass across the goal. White headed in a curling pass by Oliver Larraz in the 41st for his 18th MLS goal this season.
The 30-year-old White has 98 goals across all competitions since joining the Whitecaps in 2021. White became the 17th player in MLS history to score 100 goals.
Gauld scored on a diving header in the 66th for Vancouver's 67th goal — the most the Caps have scored during a MLS regular season. Bruno Caicedo beat goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega in the 76th on a two-on-one breakaway for a 4-0 lead. Thomas Muller substituted into the game in the 74th minute. He had missed four matches after suffering a hamstring injury Oct. 6 against the Chicago Fire.
Onni Valakari put San Diego on the board in the 83rd with a header.
Line-ups
Vancouver Whitecaps XI: Ryan Gauld, Yohei Takaoka, Tristan Blackmon, Brian White, Mathías Laborda, Yadaly Diaby, oliver larraz, Edier Ocampo, Tate Johnson, Aleksa Cvetkovic, Rayan Elloumi
Subs: Muller, Ranko Veselinović, Ralph Priso, Isaac Boehmer, Kwasi Poku, Mihail Gherasimencov, Jeevan Badwal, Bruno Caicedo, Nikola Djordjevic
San Diego FC XI: A. Godoy, Bakambu, Amahl Pellegrino, Jeppe Tverskov, Pablo Sisniega, Anders Dreyer, Christopher McVey, Gabriel Pirani, Oscar Verhoeven, Kieran Sargeant, Manu Duah
Subs: Marcus Ingvartsen, Onni Valakari, CJ dos Santos, Dagur Dan Thórhallsson, Alejandro Alvarado, David Vazquez, Ian Pilcher, Bryan Zamblé, David Mimbang