Veselinovic got a right foot on the ball, sending it bouncing past the outstretched hands of the diving RSL goalkeeper Zac MacMath for his first goal of the year. Jake Nerwinski - wearing the captain's armband in place of the injured Russell Teibert (eye) - sent a long toss into the box where 'Caps defender Florian Jungwirth headed it to the front of the net. They went into halftime up 1-0 thanks to a well-executed throw-in that opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Vancouver outshot the visitors 4-2 across the first 45 minutes of the game and 2-0 in shots on target. Salt Lake controlled 59.6 per cent of the possession across the first half but didn't get a single shot on target. But it's a testament of how the group is really fighting and working at the moment.' 'Let's be completely honest, we didn't deserve to win,' the coach said 'Salt Lake, they go away now today with a bitter taste in their mouth because it is a good game. Saturday's game turned in the 'Caps favour, Sartini said, with the club collecting all three points despite a disappointing second half. 'I want to remind you that we did 13 points in the last six games. 'We pushed a lot,' head coach Vanni Sartini said of his team's recent run. The result moved the 'Caps (5-7-2) to a single point below the playoff bar in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.Ī month ago, the club was cemented at the bottom of the league's standings. Duration 2:05 Vancouver's Luís Martins was taken down in the box, and Ryan Gauld's penalty shot goal was the winner as the Whitecaps defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1.

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