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Report and Reaction: Outstanding Ousted sparks Whitecaps to action packed win at Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls have never beaten Vancouver Whitecaps in five previous attempts. You can make that six now.

The ‘Caps headed into Red Bull Arena full of optimism on the back of their win at LA in their last game and nicely rested after a bye week. They left New York with three points after a dramatic 2-1 win that saw the Red Bulls miss two penalties and play 80 minutes a man down.

Vancouver should have been home and dry and coasting after going ahead in the 15th minute. Despite their constant pressure for the rest of the first half, they didn’t convert their chances once again, let New York back in to it in the second and were holding on for a bit, before finally adding a second goal on the break.

The headline maker and game winner was ‘Caps keeper David Ousted, who saved two penalties and made a string of other key stops to spur Vancouver to victory, the only blip being a late goal that prevented the clean sheet.

All in all, a great three points for Vancouver, although the ‘Caps management won’t be happy with how long it took them grab a second and being on the back foot for so much of the second half against ten men. Still, three points is three points and that’s all that ultimately matters in the end.

REPORT:

Action-packed is perhaps the best way to describe a dramatic opening 15 minutes of Vancouver Whitecaps’ match at New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening.

That spell provided three key game defining moments, with New York missing a penalty and going down to ten men, before Kekuta Manneh gave Vancouver a lead they never gave up.

The ‘Caps were certainly made to work for their three points in the end as the Red Bulls pushed for an equaliser, missing another penalty on the way before substitute Kianz Froese gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead with 13 minutes remaining.

Even then, New York pulled one back five minutes later, but Vancouver held out for a huge three points.

It looked to be the worst possible start for Vancouver when a rash Steven Beitashour challenge sent Sam Zizzo crashing down in the box just four minutes in. The contact seemed to be just outside and the player fell inside and referee Jorge Gonzalez pointed to the spot, in the start of what was to prove to be a busy night for the official.

Bradley Wright-Phillips stepped up but his kick was saved by a diving David Ousted, his first penalty save as a Whitecap.

It was yet another massive game-changing moment for Vancouver from the Dane, but it was equalled five minutes later when New York defender Sacha Kljestan was sent off for a kick on Kendall Waston in the ‘Caps box as they awaited a Red Bulls corner to be taken.

The Whitecaps were now in the ascendancy and they made it pay in the 15th minute when Manneh finished off a pinpoint Beitashour cross, after Cristian Techera had set the right-back free up the wing.

Five minutes later and Octavio Rivero nearly doubled the ‘Caps lead, crashing a 25 yard effort off the right post.

Vancouver smelled blood with their man advantage and pushed hard for the killer second but when it didn’t come they slowed the pace down and controlled the rest of the half to head into the break with the one goal advantage.

The question now was whether Carl Robinson would be happy with his lot and just see out the victory or go for a confidence-boosting win by a couple of goals.

New York had no option but to come out and take the game to Vancouver in the second half, and they did just that, having the Whitecaps on the back foot.

The Caps seemed happy to soak up the pressure but were offering little of their own in return.

The Red Bulls were thrown a lifeline in the 63rd minute when they were awarded a second penalty after Beitashour was adjudged to have tugged Abang’s jersey. Wright-Phillips stepped up once again, this time hitting it hard straight down the middle, but Ousted produced another huge save to keep Vancouver’s lead.

It was only the third time in MLS history that a keeper had saved two penalties during a game and the first time that the same player had missed two spot kicks in one match.

Two pivotal saves from Ousted and New York were soon to be punished.

Nicolas Mezquida had been having a fairly quiet night starting in the number 10 role for the injured Pedro Morales, but he finished leading the team in shots and let rip from 25 yards out in the 74th minute, forcing Luis Robles into a sprawling save for a corner, which came to nothing.

The Whitecaps finally got the second goal they craved 13 minutes from time and in true Vancouver road style, it came from a quick breakaway as Rivero set up Kianz Froese and the Residency alumni raced in on goal and coolly slotted past Robles for his first ever pro goal.

If Vancouver thought they had killed the game off, New York had other ideas and they pulled one back five minutes later when loose marking allowed halftime sub Anatole Bertrand Abang to fire home.

Ousted was forced into a sprawling save from a bobbling shot in the closing minutes, but that aside, the ‘Caps easily held out for a crucial three points that sends them back to the MLS summit in a tie with Seattle.

FINAL SCORE: New York Red Bulls 1 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps

ATT: 20,537

NEW YORK: Luis Robles; Chris Duvall, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 68), Damien Perrinelle, Roy Miller; Dax McCarty; Felipe, Sam Zizzo (Anatole Bertrand Abang 46), Sacha Kljestan, Mike Grella, Bradley Wright-Phillips (Manolo Sanchez 77) [Subs Not Used: Kykle Reynish, Sean Davis, Dane Richards, Connor Lade]
VANCOUVER: David Ousted; Steven Beitashour, Kendall Waston, Pa Modou Kah, Jordan Harvey; Matias Laba (Deybi Flores 70), Gershon Koffie, Cristian Techera, Nicolas Mezquida (Russell Teibert 88), Kekuta Manneh (Kianz Froese 71); Octavio Rivero [Subs Not Used: Paolo Tornaghi, Tim Parker, Mauro Rosales, Eric Hurtado]
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Rangerforever

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I heard Ousted is doubtful for next week with a sore back from carrying this team coupled with a bad kink in his neck from standing on his head all night long.
 

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I'll be honest and say I was wondering when the fcuk Robbo was going to make a change to stem the tide there in the first bit of the second half - so not a fan of the 'scheduled' 60 minute change mark.

Anyone else see Manneh pull his hand away from Robbo when he got subbed? I'm surprised he didn't trip over his bottom lip, talk about a massive pout session!
 

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