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02/28 23:00 CST Thomas Mller, Brian White, Yohei Takaoka lead Whitecaps to 3-0
victory over Toronto
Thomas Mller, Brian White, Yohei Takaoka lead Whitecaps to 3-0 victory over
Toronto
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Thomas Mller scored twice and Brian White
added a goal in a 22-minute span of the first half and Yohei Takaoka finished
with a second straight clean sheet in the Vancouver Whitecaps' 3-0 victory over
Toronto FC on Saturday night.
Mller ignited the Whitecaps with a penalty-kick goal in the 25th minute, then
made it 2-0 with a goal 12 minutes later. White capped the scoring two minutes
into stoppage time with an unassisted netter. It was White's 80th career goal
for Vancouver in all competitions.
Mller's PK came after Toronto's Walker Zimmerman fouled Aziel Jackson. His
second goal came with assists from Mathias Laborda and Sebastian Berhalter in
the 37th minute.
Takaoka finished with three saves for the Whitecaps (2-0-0) --- one-week after
a two-save effort led to a 1-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake to begin
the season. Jackson scored the lone goal.
Luka Gavran saved two shots for Toronto in his 18th career start. Toronto lost
3-2 to FC Dallas in its opener, beginning with two road matches for a fourth
straight season.
The Whitecaps are 5-0-4 in their last nine matchups with Toronto, which hasn't
won in Vancouver since March 2017.
Up next
Vancouver: At Portland Timbers on Saturday.
Toronto: At FC Cincinnati on Sunday.
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