Kansas City v Vancouver
Pulido scores twice leading Kansas Cit past Vancouver
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- — Alan Pulido scored a pair of goals, one in each half, and Sporting Kansas City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Sunday.
Pulido and Dániel Sallói scored goals four minutes apart in the first half.
It was the first time Kansas City (3-2-1) scored two goals in an opening half since its home opener on March 7 last year in a 4-0 win over Houston.
Sallói scored on a give-and-go at the 28th minute when he dropped it to Pulido who tapped it back to Sallói who punched it past keeper Maxime Crépeau.
Pulido drew a penalty kick at the 32nd minute when Ryan Raposo clipped him from behind in the box as he attempted to put a shot on goal.
Pulido sealed it at the 58th minute when he took a pass from Gadi Kinda, evaded a defender and put a shot between a pair of defenders and out of range of Crépeau.
Vancouver (2-3-1) didn’t earn its first corner until the 64th minute.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Alan Kelly
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego FC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | +23 | 63 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | +28 | 63 |
| LAFC | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | +25 | 60 |
| Minnesota United FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | +17 | 58 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | +10 | 55 |
| Austin FC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 47 |
| FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 44 |
| Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 44 |
| Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 41 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 41 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 37 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -14 | 32 |
| LA Galaxy | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 30 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -24 | 28 |
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