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# Vancouver Whitecaps come from behind to beat Austin 2-1 in MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps snatched a valuable 2-1 win away at Austin in matchday 30 of MLS, after having trailed in the first half.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 18 October 2026، 05:36 ، updated 21:44 Saudi time

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Vancouver Whitecaps come from behind to beat Austin 2-1 in MLS

[Vancouver Whitecaps](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/vancouver-whitecaps-492) beat hosts [Austin](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/austin-486) 2-1 in a matchday 30 fixture of the 2026 [MLS](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/mls-33) season, played on 18 October 2026 at 03:30 Damascus time.

Austin opened the scoring through [Myrto Uzuni](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/myrto-uzuni-143) in the 40th minute, before Vancouver Whitecaps turned the result around in the second half with two goals scored by [Ryan Stewart Gauld](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ryan-stewart-gauld-9266) in the 47th minute and [Yadaly Diaby](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/yadaly-diaby-109) in the 71st minute.

Myrto Uzuni received the player of the match award despite his team's defeat, having scored a goal and played the full match with a performance rating of 8.06.

In terms of statistics, Vancouver Whitecaps dominated possession with 54 percent compared to 46 for Austin, and had 10 shots compared to 9 for the hosts, while expected goals stood at 0.91 for Vancouver against 0.72 for Austin. The match saw no red cards, while Vancouver Whitecaps received 3 yellow cards compared to none for Austin.

With this result, Vancouver Whitecaps top the Western Conference standings with 52 points from 29 matches after 15 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, with a goal difference of 61 for and 30 against.

Meanwhile, Austin's tally remained at 31 points from 29 matches in 14th place in the Western Conference, after 7 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, scoring 37 goals and conceding 54.

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