Colorado v Vancouver
Shea hits winner for Vancouver in Howard's return for Colorado
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Brek Shea scored his first goal of the season in the 84th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Friday night.
Vancouver won in Colorado for the first time since 2012 for its second-straight road victory. Colorado had its losing streak extended to five games and an overall winless stretch reached seven matches.
Shea entered as a substitute in the 69th minute. Fellow sub Nicolas Mezquida played a nice through ball to start a breakaway and Shea raced down the left side to roll a shot past goalkeeper Tim Howard from the corner of the penalty area.
Howard played for the first time since serving a three-game suspension. He didn't get much help up front as Colorado's first shot on goal came in the 59th minute on Shkelzen Gashi's non-threatening effort from distance.
Vancouver nearly had an own goal in the 55th minute. Defender Jordan Harvey poked a loose ball toward his own goal and it hit the post, but David Ousted batted it away on the goal line.
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MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 13 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 12 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 12 |
| San Diego FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 11 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| Real Salt Lake | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| Colorado Rapids | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| FC Dallas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| LA Galaxy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Austin FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Minnesota United FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 5 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| Portland Timbers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
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