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.
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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