The Vancouver Whitecaps were trying to make the most out of a disappointing situation.

The Whitecaps conceded a goal in the 90th minute and settled for a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. With Vancouver locked in a race to make the Major League Soccer playoffs, securing a point before a sellout crowd of 22,120 at BC Place was good but earning three would have been much better.

Defender Kendall Waston scored both Whitecaps (9-9-7) goals off headers but was frustrated after the game.

B次元官网网址淚 would rather win than score one or two goals to be honest,B次元官网网址� said the big centre back. B次元官网网址淭oday was a match that was a little bit difficult in the way we didnB次元官网网址檛 perform as how we would have liked.

B次元官网网址淥ne point still helps us to continue to fight to get into the playoffs.B次元官网网址�

Highlights from tonight's match vs NYRB

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Midfielder Daniel Royer scored twice for the Red Bulls.

On his final goal, midfielder Tyler Adams sent a kick into the box. Royer beat a couple of Whitecaps defenders and chipped the ball past Vancouver goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic.

The Red Bulls were playing a man short after defender Michael Murillo was shown his second yellow card for hard tackles on teenaged star Alphonso Davies.

The tying goal came off a free kick after Waston was called for a foul after knocking down a New York player while battling for the ball in the air. Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson wasnB次元官网网址檛 happy with the call.

B次元官网网址淚 think it was a dubious call for the free kick,B次元官网网址� said Robinson. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 not his fault how big he is.B次元官网网址�

Robinson called the draw B次元官网网址渁 very good point for usB次元官网网址� considering how bad his team played in the first half. The Whitecaps are coming off a stretch of playing five games in 15 days.

B次元官网网址淭he first half I thought we were awful,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淲e looked lethetic.

B次元官网网址淎fter the first half performance, if you would have said we were drawing the game, I would have taken the point.B次元官网网址�

Royer opened the scoring in the fifth minute after striker Bradley Wright-Phillips threaded a pass between two Whitecap defenders. It was the 14th time this season Vancouver has allowed the first goal in an MLS game.

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Waston tied the game in the 42nd minute off a corner kick from Yordy Reyna. He went high in the air and headed the ball into the net.

Waston put the Whitecaps ahead 2-1 in the 60th minute when he directed a corner kick from Felipe into the New York goal. It was his third goal of the season.

Conceding goals has been a problem all season for Vancouver. The Whitecaps have allowed 49 goals, the most of any Western Conference team.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 individual errors we are making,B次元官网网址� said Robinson. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 not just one person itB次元官网网址檚 across the board.

B次元官网网址淪ometimes it just comes down to a lack of confidence in your decision making. I think thatB次元官网网址檚 what happened to much this year.B次元官网网址�

The draw moves the Red Bulls (15-6-3) into a tie with Atlanta for first place in the Eastern Conference. New York has just one loss in their last seven games (5-1-1).

B次元官网网址淚t was really important to bounce back and to at least get a point out of this game,B次元官网网址� said Royer. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檇 been the better team today. I think we controlled most parts of the game.B次元官网网址�

The Whitecaps are undefeated in four games (2-0-2) but with nine matches remaining Vancouver sits eighth in the West. The top six teams advance to the playoffs.

B次元官网网址淭o the end we have to continue fighting,B次元官网网址� said Waston. B次元官网网址淣othing is impossible.

B次元官网网址淣ow these last games we have, they are all finals. We have to try to get in the playoffs.B次元官网网址�

NOTES: Whitecaps forward Erik Hurtado made his 100th MLS appearance, including playoffs. B次元官网网址� The game was defender Tim ParkerB次元官网网址檚 first in Vancouver since being traded to the Red Bulls for midfielder Felipe. B次元官网网址� New YorkB次元官网网址檚 Wright-Phillips is the first player in MLS history to score 15 goals or more goals in five consecutive seasons. B次元官网网址� Four of VancouverB次元官网网址檚 next five games are at home. B次元官网网址� The Red Bulls started a stretch of playing five games in 15 days.

Jim Morris, The Canadian Press

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