In what’s been a long and trying week for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Saturday’s match against FC Dallas ended on a positive note, with a sublime free kick goal from Cristian Techera leveling the match late and earning the club a 1-1 draw.
With a host of players being unavailable for one reason or another, Carl Robinson was forced to improvise a somewhat irregular starting eleven into a now-familiar 4-1-4-1 formation. For the most part, the Whitecaps were never truly out of place against a strong Dallas side, though it was certainly a difficult battle to earn a result, particularly after conceding early in the second half.