Colorado Extends Unbeaten Streak To 13 Games With A 2-2 Draw Against Vancouver

VANCOUVER — It was another heartbreak for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

 

Defender Axel Sjoberg scored with four minutes gone in extra time as the Colorado Rapids battled from behind twice to manage a 2-2 draw against the Whitecaps in Major League Soccer play Saturday. The tie extended Colorado's unbeaten streak to 13 games.

 

In their last home game the Whitecaps conceded a goal in extra time that allowed Toronto FC to win the Amway Canadian Championships.

 

Even though the Whitecaps claimed a point against the Rapids it felt very much like a loss.

 

"It's a lack of composure, a lack of finishing off the games," said Vancouver goalkeeper David Ousted. "Today they were a better team most of the game but we scrapped it out.

 

"At the end of the day, when you are up 2-1 four minutes into overtime, we need to see the games out."

 

Sjoberg's second goal of the season silence a sellout crowd of 22,120 at BC Place Stadium who believed victory was in Vancouver's grasp.

 

Striker Kevin Doyle started the play with a pass against the run of the play from the side of the net. Sjoberg headed the ball past Ousted.

 

For Vancouver coach Carl Robinson it was like watching a bad movie he'd seen before.

 

"We just have to cut out the errors," he said. "Football lasts for 90-plus minutes.