VANCOUVER B次元官网网址� The Vancouver Whitecaps won their first game of the season, topping Los Angeles FC 1-0 on Wednesday.
The victory was a feat for the B次元官网网址楥aps (1-4-2), who had been winless through the first six games of the season and were taking on the leagueB次元官网网址檚 top team.
L.A. (6-1-1) went into WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 game undefeated and on a four-match win streak.
Vancouver midfielder Hwang Inbeom scored the gameB次元官网网址檚 lone goal, marking his first tally in Major League Soccer.
Whitecaps goalie Maxime Crepeau put up four stops to earn his second clean sheet of the season.
LAFC B次元官网网址榢eeper Tyler Miller had three saves.
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HwangB次元官网网址檚 goal came in the 27th minute after Vancouver winger Victory Giro popped a shot off the post. The rebound ricocheted to Hwang and the 22-year-old South Korean took a quick shot, sailing a low ball past Miller.
The LAFC netminder had already made some tough stops, starting in the 14th minute after Hwang booted in a corner kick.
Vancouver defender Doneil Henry received the ball, heading it over to Yordy Reyna. The striker fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, forcing Miller to make a diving save.
L.A.B次元官网网址檚 first chance of the night came on a free kick in the 22nd minute after Henry took out Latif Blessing with a sliding tackle.
The move earned Henry a yellow card and Blessing spent several minutes writhing on the field before eventually getting back up and continuing to play.
L.A.B次元官网网址檚 star striker Carlos Vela took the free kick, sending a left-footed shot wide of the net.
Officials showed Giro the yellow in the 39th minute after he, too, made contact with Blessing.
Crepeau made a beautiful stop on a right-footed shot from Vela in the 45th minute to keep the B次元官网网址楥aps up going into the half. ItB次元官网网址檚 the first time this season that Vancouver has ended the first half of a game with a lead.
LAFC pushed hard in the second half, dominating possession and forcing the B次元官网网址楥aps to defend hard.
The squad outshot Vancouver eight-to-five across the gameB次元官网网址檚 final 45 minutes.
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The Whitecaps will be back in action on Saturday when they visit Orlando City SC.
LAFC host the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.
NOTES: LAFCB次元官网网址檚 Danilo Silva and Mohamed El-Munir each received yellow cards. VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Hwang was also given a caution in the 72nd minute for unsporting behaviour. B次元官网网址� Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert got his 100th MLS start.
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