Kekuta Manneh strike steers Vancouver Whitecaps past Los Angeles Galaxy

Jun 7, 2015 at 3.30am UK

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The Vancouver Whitecaps secure a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy as Kekuta Manneh scores the only goal of the game at the StubHub Center.

Published: June 7 2015 | 05:59

Last updated: June 7 2015 | 12:52

Kekuta Manneh scored the only goal of the game to secure a 1-0 victory for the Vancouver Whitecaps in their MLS clash against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The home side exerted early pressure on the Whitecaps' goal, but Stefan Ishizaki was unable to direct his effort from outside the box on target.

Vancouver hit back with an opening of their own as Manneh went on a surging run down the left and his strike went just past the post.

The Whitecaps took the lead in the 32nd minute when Manneh speeded down the left and raided into the box, and this time his right-footed strike beat Brian Rowe and nestled in the bottom corner.

Cristian Techera almost doubled his side's advantage when he latched onto a pass from Manneh, but his strike clattered off the post and bounced to safety.

In the second half, Manneh caused problems for the home side again as he weaved his way through two defenders into the box, but Rowe made a crucial block to deny the forward.

Robbie Keane almost brought the Galaxy level as he controlled a looping cross into the penalty area, only for his shot to go wide of the target.

Los Angeles continued to press as Keane and Ishizaki combined to set up an opportunity for Alan Gordon, but he was unable to beat David Ousted from close range.

The visitors came within inches of doubling their lead as they hit the Galaxy on the counter, but Pedro Morales's powerful strike hit the post and was cleared by the home defence.

The hosts pushed forward for an equaliser in the dying minutes, but the Whitecaps held out for the three points to move level on points with the Seattle Sounders at the top of the Western Conference.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21