A pair of first half goals from Déiber Caicedo and Cristian Dájome were enough to get Vancouver a point, but not the win, in a 2 – 2 draw with Lo Angeles FC on Saturday in Southern California.
Caicedo took the lead in the 25th minute thanks to a defensive error by Los Angeles after a Dájome cross into the box. When the ball popped looe, Caicedo pounced for an easy tap-in. Dájome doubled the lead in the 38th minute, heading it into the far post off a Cristián Gutiérrez free kick.
The Black and Gold cut that lead just two minutes later, thanks to brilliant effort by Carlo Vela. Originally ruled offside, the decision was later reversed by VAR (Video Assistant Referee). Later in the second half, José Cifuentes levelled things at two apiece.
Dájome thought that he had engineered a late winner for Vancouver in the 85th minute, but VAR ruled that Janio Bikel was offside and obstructed Los Angeles goalkeeper Tomas Romero, and the goal was disallowed leading to the 2 – 2 deadlock.