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VANCOUVER -- It was a draw that felt like a loss for
the Vancouver Whitecaps. Despite blasting a franchise
record 30 shots at goal the Whitecaps were forced to
settle for a 2-2 draw with FC Dallas in an
entertaining Major League Soccer match Sunday
afternoon. "It hurts like a loss," said Whitecaps
goalkeeper David Ousted. "We deserved more out of this
one. "The chances we are creating . . . we need to put
the chances away and we need to be sounder (on
defence) and not give away goals." Midfielder Pedro
Morales salvaged the tie when he scored on a second-
half penalty kick. The Whitecaps had an early lead but
allowed Dallas to score goals 10 minutes apart. The
Whitecaps went into the match hoping to use a home win
to gain some ground in the tight MLS Western
Conference standings. They improved their record to 6-
4-10 for 28 points. The single point from the draw
moved Vancouver into the fifth and final playoff spot
in the West. A win would have lifted Vancouver into a
tie for third. "Im disappointed we lost two points,"
said head coach Carl Robinson. "There was only one
team that was going to win that game. "We switched off
mentally twice. We are disappointed." Dallas improved
its record to 8-7-5 for 30 points and is fourth in the
West. Dallas coach Oscar Pareja was happy his team
managed to extend its unbeaten streak to six games (3-
0-3). "It was a very weird game because we could have
won it at the end," said Pareja. "When you see the
game you may say the first half we deserved to be
leading. In the second half they deserved to tie the
game. I have to give Vancouver credit." Forward Blas
Perez, off a scramble in front of the Whitecaps net in
the 29th minute, and Brazilian midfielder Michel, on a
penalty kick in the 39th, scored for Dallas. Morales,
on a penalty kick in the 53rd minute, and Darren
Mattocks, with his third goal in as many games, scored
for Vancouver. The Whitecaps have just one win in
their last eight games and have managed three
consecutive draws. Vancouvers 10 draws this season is
the most in the Western Conference. The Chicago Fire,
who the Whitecaps play on the road Wednesday, lead MLS
with 11 draws. "Its a fine line between winning and
losing," said Robinson. "We are that close but we are
that far." A sellout crowd of 21,000 at BC Place
Stadium saw the Whitecaps press for the winning goal
in the games final stages. Dallas goalkeeper Raul
Fernandez made several key stops to preserve the tie,
including stopping Morales in the 88th minute and
extra time. Morales led Vancouver with 12 shots on
goal while Mattocks had nine. Mattocks missed a
glorious chance in the 24th minute when an open net
yawned in front of him but he fired the ball into the
side of the goal. "It will haunt me for a bit," said
Mattocks, who has scored in three consecutive games.
"We are a good enough team to get three points. We
have to bounce back." Mattocks was shown a yellow card
in the 59th minute following a collision with
Fernandez. Replays showed Mattocks shoe did touch
Fernandez, who lay on the field, clutching his head.
Robinson dished up some sarcasm when asked about
Fernandez keeping Dallas in the match. "We rebounded
very good after being kicked in the head," he said.
"He made some unbelievable saves after that. Thats
credit to him" Morales tied the game after Dallas
midfielder Moises Hernandez was called for a hand
ball. Dallas took the lead on Michels penalty kick
after Vancouver defender Carlyle Mitchell was called
for a hand ball. The awkward play came on a mix up
when Ousted had called for a high, floating ball. A
leaping Mitchell almost ran into the keeper, causing
the ball to strike him. Ousted had words with Mitchell
after. Mattocks opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
The speedy Jamaican took a pretty feed from midfielder
Gershon Koffie, outran a Dallas defender, and beat
Fernandez with a low, hard shot. While Mattocks
celebrated his fifth goal of the season, Fernandez
tossed away the cap he had been wearing to keep the
sun out of his eyes due to the roof being open at BC
Place. Perez tied the match in the 29th minute.
Midfielder Zach Loyd banged a header that hit the
crossbar. The ball bounced to Perez who knocked it
down with his chest then kicked it past Ousted. NOTES:
Koffie picked up his first assist of the season on
Mattocks goal. à Ousted has played every minute of the
Whitecaps 20 games this season. à The Whitecaps had
leads in their previous three games and won none of
them. à The Whitecaps have allowed 11 goals in the
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playoffs and in position to secure second place in the
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11-5 this year, but they know that securing that home
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easy task against the Lions and their defence. Its
going to be a big challenge, said running back John
White, who missed Edmontons first game against the
Lions this season, a 27-20 win for B.C. in Week 1.
They have one of the greatest defensive fronts we play
again. And two of the best linebackers in the league
(Adam Bighill and Solomon Elimimian). But Im not
focused on that. Theyre just players. I dont see any
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given up just 295 points — fewest in the CFL — and
have surrendered less than 20 points in five of their
last six games. The Eskimos defence, however, has
given up just 313 points — tied for second best with
Calgary — and have surrendered less than 20 points in
four of their last six games, including a shut out of
the Saskatchewan Roughriders four weeks ago. With the
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season. ' ' '
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