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Earthquakes Hand Whitecaps First MLS Loss on Leroux’s Stoppage-Time Winner and Daniel’s Six Saves

Vancouver’s first league setback follows a Champions Cup ouster to Seattle, tightening an early Western Conference race.

Overview

  • Beau Leroux scored in the second minute of first-half stoppage time at BC Place to secure San Jose’s 1-0 win.
  • Goalkeeper Daniel De Sousa Britto made six saves for his fourth clean sheet in five starts, conceding just once this season.
  • Vancouver entered 4-0-0 with a 14-1 goal differential before the loss, which halted the start of a five-match homestand.
  • Both clubs sit 4-1-0, placing them in a second-place tie one point behind Los Angeles FC in the Western Conference.
  • The match featured the first MLS meeting between former Germany teammates Thomas Müller and Timo Werner.