The Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 1-1 attract front of 16,780 fans at BC Place on Saturday.
Dallas (1-1-1) opened the scoring within the Major League Soccer match within the fifth minute after a deep cross found an unmarked Sebastien Ibeagha within the box who glanced a header beyond Vancouver’s goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.
The Texans nearly added a second minutes later but Takaoka stood his ground to disclaim them.
The Whitecaps (0-2-1) found an equalizer after a deep throw-in filtered through a packed 18 yard box was turned in by Dallas’ Paul Arriola within the thirty fourth minute.
‘CAPS EQUALIZE!!!
Veselinović flicks it on to @RyanGauld, who puts on the pressure which results in an OG ? https://t.co/ObJQeNtjo0 pic.twitter.com/RC0xtthIkQ
Midfielder Ryan Gauld nearly found the lead for the Whitecaps shortly after halftime only to see his shot from seven yards drilled wide.
Venezuelan striker Sergio Cordova, a marquee transfer for Vancouver within the off-season, was inches away from finding the tip of a diagonal cross from Ranko Veselinovic just before the tip of the match but it surely just eluded the tip of his boot.
Vancouver has did not win their first three games of the MLS regular season.