White has 2 goals, Vite scores in the 90th minute as Whitecaps beat RSL 3-2
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Real Salt Lake forward Ariath Piol (23) and Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) batted for the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Brice Tucker, Deseret News
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Brian White scored two goals — his second multi-goal game in his last three and third this season — and Pedro Vite scored from just outside the area in the 90th minute to help the Vancouver Whitecaps rally and beat Real Salt Lake 3-2 on Saturday night.
Vancouver (10-1-4) is unbeaten in nine consecutive games dating to a 3-1 loss to Chicago on March 22.
Vite bent a shot inside the back post to give the Whitecaps their first lead.
Zavier Gozo scored his first career goal in the first minute. The 18-year-old in his third MLS season ran onto a ball played ahead by Diego Luna and, from the left side of the area, slipped a shot between the legs of defender Tristan Blackmon and inside the near post.
Luna made it 2-0 when he scored his fifth goal in the last six games in the 4th minute. Dominik Marczuk played a cross from the right side that was deflected by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka, but Luna was there to put away the rebound with a one-touch finish to make it 2-0.
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Emeka Eneli (14) argues with a referee during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Rafael Cabral (1) kicks the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake defender Brayan Vera (4) moves the ball down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Vancouver Whitecaps forward Brian White (24) and Real Salt Lake midfielder Pablo Ruiz (7) both pursue the ball down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake forward William Agada (9) pursues Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) as he moves the ball down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (8) moves the ball down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) and Real Salt Lake midfielder Emeka Eneli (14) fall over each other while battling for the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Vancouver Whitecaps head coach is Jesper Sørensen talks with Vancouver Whitecaps forward Ali Ahmed (22) on the sidelines during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Emeka Eneli (14) heads the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake forward Zavier Gozo (72) and forward William Agada (9) battle with Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) for the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake forward William Agada (9) battles with Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) for the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (8) moves the ball down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Noel Caliskan (92) attempts to steal the ball from Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe (3) while he moves it down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (8) kicks at the goal during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Noel Caliskan (92) rolls on the ground in pain after getting hurt during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Pablo Ruiz (7) kicks the ball away from Vancouver Whitecaps forward Ali Ahmed (22) during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Emeka Eneli (14) moves the ball down the field during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake forward Ariath Piol (23) and Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) batted for the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake forward Ariath Piol (23) and Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter (16) both attempt to head the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake forward Ariath Piol (23) kicks the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Noel Caliskan (92) kicks the ball in the air during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Bode Hidalgo (19) heads the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
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Real Salt Lake midfielder Braian Ojeda (6) kicks the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
Salt Lake scored two goals in the first five minutes of a match for the first time in club history and the is the first team in MLS to do so since the New York Red Bulls in 2018.
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White put a away a header off a corner kick played in by Sebastian Berhalter in the 20th minute and converted from the penalty spot in the 25th to make it 2-2.
Rafael Cabral finished with three saves, including a diving stop in the 64th minute to deny White a hat trick and keep the game tied at 2-2.
Takaoka stopped four shots for Vancouver.
Salt Lake (4-9-2) is winless in five consecutive games, beginning with a 2-1 loss to the Whitecaps on May 3.
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