Sabbi Scores in 4th Minute, White Adds 1 Goal, 1 Assist as Whitecaps Beat Dynamo 3-0
Mathias Laborda's header from the center of the area off a ball-in played by Édier Ocampo was parried by diving goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, but Sabbi blasted a half-volley into the net to open the scoring. Brian White on the right side of the area played a pass back to a charging Sebastian Berhalter for a first-touch finish from just outside the penalty box in the 42nd. White had a penalty kick blocked by Bond but tapped in his own rebound to cap the scoring in the 56th.
The Whitecaps (12-5-5) had lost back-to-back games–by a combined score of 6–0–and four of their last five. Houston (7-11-5) had 56 percent possession, though the Dynamo were outshot 14-13, 7-2 on target.
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