VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Seattle Sounders FC 2 (3-2-1, 10 points) secured a road point Sunday with a 1-1 draw with Whitecaps FC 2 at Thunderbird Stadium. S2 is now tied for second place in the Western Conference with Portland Timbers 2 following three straight road matches, but returns home this Friday, May 1 against the undefeated Orange County Blues FC (3-1-0, 9 points) at 7:30 p.m. PT.
WFC 2 forward Robert Earnshaw capitalized on a backline miscommunication between goalkeeper Charlie Lyon and defender Damion Lowe in the 16th minute, putting the ball in the net for his first goal in USL play.
S2 defender Nick Miele scored his first goal of the season to draw the Rave Green level in the 24th minute. A corner kick taken by midfielder Aaron Kovar found Andy Craven, who flicked it on to find Miele for the score. The defender is the ninth S2 player to record a goal this season, and the second defender to score in the last three games.
Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson's side will face Whitecaps FC 2 for the third time with a road match on April 26, 2015. S2 beat the Whitecaps 4-0 on March 29, 2015 at Starfire Stadium. The game will be live-streamed on SoundersFC.com.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 2 |1 - 1| Whitecaps FC 2
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Venue: Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee: Juan Marquez
Assistants: Chris Wattam, Evan Fryer
Fourth official: Darnell Smith
Attendance: 2,056
Weather: Overcast, 55 degrees
SCORING SUMMARY
VAN – Robert Earnshaw 16’
SEA – Nick Miele 24’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
VAN – Robert Earnshaw 28’
SEA – Aaron Kovar 28’
SEA – Damion Lowe 84'
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC 2 - Charlie Lyon; Oniel Fisher, Damion Lowe, Nick Miele, Aaron Long; Andy Craven, Amadou Sanyang, Giuliano Frano, Aaron Kovar (Duncan McCormick 71’); Pablo Rossi (Oalex Anderson 66’), Darwin Jones (Sam Garza 77’)
Substitutes not used: Choong Sil Lim, Saif Kerawala, Kasey French, Lorenzo Ramos
Total shots: 15
Shots on goal: 5
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 6
Saves: 4
Whitecaps FC 2 – Paolo Tornaghi; Deybi Flores (Billy Schuler 82’), Christian Dean, Tim Parker, Ben McKendry, (Tyler Rosenlund 75’); Kianz Froese, Jackson Farmer (Ethan Sampson 45’), Jordan Haynes, Brett Levis; Sahil Sandhu (Mackenzie Pridham 82’), Robert Earnshaw (Caleb Clarke 65’)
Substitutes not used: Spencer Richey, Chris Serban
Total shots: 15
Shots on goal: 5
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 6
Saves: 4
