In what seems to be a recurring theme for the season, the Vancouver Whitecaps were forced to see out a match with only 10 men on the pitch. But instead of having to battle back from a deficit the Whitecaps dug in their heels with a fine defensive effort to earn a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City.
With only four days of rest after last Saturday’s victory over FC Dallas, the Whitecaps rested Andrew Jacobson, Kekuta Manneh, Octavio Rivero and Nicolás Mezquida in favor of Russell Teibert, Christian Bolanos, Masato Kudo and, most notably, Pedro Morales, who was returning from injury.