Vancouver Whitecaps

13-8-13, 47 PTS

Gyasi Zardes - 29'

Brek Shea - 51'
Kei Kamara - 78'

Kei Kamara leads Vancouver Whitecaps to win in Columbus

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Columbus 1-2 Vancouver: Kamara propels Whitecaps - Via MLS

Kei Kamara's second half winner completed the comeback for the Vancouver Whitecaps against his former club Columbus Crew SC.

Updated: May 17, 2023, 05:32 am

Kei Kamara scored the go-ahead goal on a diving header in the 78th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Columbus Crew SC 2-1 on Saturday.

Gyasi Zardes pounced on a rebound in the 29th minute to open the scoring for Columbus, who had their four-game unbeaten streak to open the season snapped.

Brek Shea smashed home a deflection off of Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the 51st minute to tie it for Vancouver, before Kamara's winner.

Artur had a header hit the crossbar in the 86th minute that would have equalized for Columbus.

The Whitecaps moved to the top of the Western Conference on 10 points with three wins in their first five games.

Historic Crew Stadium

8:00 PM, 31 March 2018

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Attendance: 8,992

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Austin FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston Dynamo FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0
LAFC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Diego FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sporting Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Louis CITY SC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vancouver Whitecaps	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Atlanta United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
CF Montréal	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago Fire FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Columbus Crew	0	0	0	0	0	0
D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nashville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0
New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York Red Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando City SC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0	0

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