VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Aziel Jackson scored in his Vancouver debut and the Whitecaps defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.
For Vancouver, Yohei Takaoka made two saves.
Jackson scored the first goal in the 57th minute. Tate Johnson delivered a cross from the left side, deflected by defender DeAndre Yedlin, and Jackson fired a volley from the center of the area.
Vancouver wins its first Western Conference title. 3-1 He played his 500th MLS regular season game, losing to Inter Miami in the MLS Cup Championship.
Rafael Cabral was the only RSL player to start and complete every game (throughout all competitions), making four saves.
The Whitecaps are 16-15-5 against Salt Lake in the MLS regular season and 13-5-1 at home.
In the 16th minute, Thomas Muller took a shot from outside the area that hit the right post, and shortly after that Brian White’s shot from the center of the area went over the crossbar.
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