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08/29 22:11 CDT Mller and White score goals, Whitecaps win 3-0, extend
Sporting KC's winless streak to 6 games
Mller and White score goals, Whitecaps win 3-0, extend Sporting KC's winless
streak to 6 games
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) --- Thomas Mller had a goal and an assist, Brian White
and Rayan Elloumi each added a goal and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting
Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday night.
The Whitecaps (13-4-4) lead the Western Conference with 43 points and are tied
with Eastern Conference-leading Nashville (52 points) for the best goal
differential (plus-30) in all of MLS.
Andr Luiz, acquired from Greek club Olympiacos FC on Aug. 18, made his MLS
debut for Kansas City when the 24-year-old designated player subbed on for
Shapi Suleymanov in the 66th minute.
Mller converted from the penalty spot, his third goal in the past five games,
to open the scoring in the 40th minute.
Sporting (4-15-3) are winless in six straight. Kansas City is last in MLS with
15 points, 20 goals scored and a minus-34 goal differential. Orlando has the
next worst goal differential at minus-17.
Oliver Larraz played a first-touch cross, off a clearance attempt, from the
right side of the area to White for a back-heel finish from the top of the
6-yared box in the 48th and Elloumi capped the scoring with a first-touch
finish from point-blank range in the 90th.
White has 13 goals this season, tied for fourth most in MLS.
Vancouver's Yohei Takaoka, who did not record a save, has 10 shutouts this
season, second most in the league (Hugo Lloris, 11).
Stefan Cleveland had three saves. The 32-year-old has allowed at least one goal
in each of his 13 starts this season.
The Whitecaps beat Kansas City 3-0 at home on April 17.
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