Overview
- FC Dallas won 2-1 at BC Place after Vancouver went down to 10 men in the 11th minute on Mathías Laborda’s red card.
- Thomas Müller equalized from the spot for 1-1, giving him seven goals in seven MLS appearances for the Whitecaps.
- Dallas led through Osaze Urhoghide, and Kaick Ferreira delivered the second-half winner.
- The loss dropped Vancouver to second in the Western Conference, level on points with San Diego after needing only a draw to secure first.
- The result sets a best-of-three first-round series against Dallas that opens in Vancouver, while Lionel Messi sealed the Golden Boot with a hat-trick to reach 29 goals as Inter Miami finished third in the East.