VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Thomas Muller scored twice in the first 22 minutes, Brian White added a goal and Yohei Takaoka kept his scoreless for the second straight year as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Toronto FC 3-0 on Saturday night.
Mueller lights up the Whitecaps He scored a penalty kick in the 25th minute, and a goal 12 minutes later to make it 2-0. White scored with an unassisted netter two minutes into stoppage time. It was White’s 80th goal in all competitions for Vancouver.
Muller’s penalty came after Toronto’s Walker Zimmerman fouled Aziel Jackson. The second goal came in the 37th minute with assists from Matias Laborda and Sebastian Berhalter.
Takaoka finished with three saves against the Whitecaps (2-0-0) — one week after opening the season with two saves in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake. Jackson scored the only goal.
Luka Gavran saved two shots in his 18th career start for Toronto. Toronto lost to FC Dallas 3-2 in the opening game, starting the season with two road games for the fourth straight season.
The Whitecaps are 5-0-4 in their last nine games against Toronto and haven’t won in Vancouver since March 2017.
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Vancouver: At the Portland Timbers on Saturday.
Toronto: FC Cincinnati on Sunday.
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