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Whittaker scores in 81st minute to lift Rapids to 1-0 win over Whitecaps

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 25). Whittaker scores in 81st minute to lift Rapids to 1-0 win over Whitecaps. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/morgan-whittaker-scores-in-81st-minute-and-the-rapids-beat-the-conference-leading-whitecaps-1-0/article_7f54362f-61c8-5741-85fb-978b050c3ae3.html

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Morgan Whittaker scored a goal in the 81st minute to help the Colorado Rapids secure a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Major League Soccer match on Saturday night. The win ended Colorado’s five-game winless streak and extended their home unbeaten run to ten matches. Nico Hansen, Colorado’s goalkeeper, recorded his ninth clean sheet of the season with two saves. Despite this loss, Vancouver remains atop the Western Conference standings, one point ahead of Dallas.

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On Saturday night, Morgan Whittaker scored in the 81st minute to help the Colorado Rapids beat the Vancouver Whitecaps with a final score of 1-0. This victory ended Colorado's five-game winless streak and extended their home unbeaten streak to 10 matches. The game was played in Commerce City, Colo., where Nico Hansen made two saves for his ninth clean sheet of the season. Despite losing, Vancouver (with 13 shutouts this season) still leads Major League Soccer’s Western Conference standings by one point over Dallas. Both teams have upcoming matches; Vancouver hosts San Diego FC on Wednesday while Colorado visits the San Jose Earthquakes.

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Morgan Whittaker scored in the 81st minute, Nico Hansen made two saves for his ninth clean sheet of the season, and the Colorado Rapids beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday night to extend their home unbeaten streak to 10 matches. asserted

Rapids → score → matches

Whittaker headed in his third goal of the season after Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka deflected Donavan Phillip’s shot off the crossbar and it fell to the Rapids’ forward at the back post. asserted

it → head → post

Colorado (12-13-6) snapped a five-game winless streak with its first victory since Sept. 12. asserted

Colorado → snap → Sept.

The Rapids entered having played to a tie in their last three games. asserted

Rapids → enter → games

Vancouver (16-8-7) lost for the second time in its last five games. asserted

Vancouver → lose → games

The Whitecaps still sit atop Major League Soccer’s Western Conference standings, one point ahead of Dallas. asserted

Whitecaps → sit → Dallas

Takaoka, who entered with 13 shutouts this season, finished with seven saves. asserted

who → enter → saves

UP NEXT Vancouver: Hosts San Diego FC on Wednesday. asserted

Vancouver → host → Wednesday

Colorado: Visits the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday. asserted

Colorado → visit → Wednesday

Whittaker scores in 81st minute to lift Rapids to 1-0 win over Whitecaps

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