Brian White scores 2 goals, Whitecaps beat Dallas 5-0

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored two first-half goals, Edier Ocampo added a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat FC Dallas 5-0 on Saturday night.

The Whitecaps (12-4-4) lead the Western Conference with 40 points, two more than second-place Houston.

Dallas (9-6-6), which had won back-to-back games, had its three-game unbeaten streak snapped.

Emmanuel Sabbi scored in the 11th minute to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead and Bruno Caicedo capped the scoring in the 68th.

Yohei Takaoka had one save for the Whitecaps.

White added goals in the 23rd and 37th minutes before Ocampo headed home a ball-ahead played by Andres Cubas to make it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time.

White has 12 goals in 18 appearances this season.

Dallas had just 39% possession.

Jonathan Sirois stopped three shots for Dallas.

Vancouver beat Dallas 3-2 on May 13.

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