Sebastian Berhalter’s Brace Lifts Vancouver Whitecaps to 3-2 Win Over FC Dallas

On May 13, 2026, Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated FC Dallas 3–2 in Frisco, Texas. Sebastian Berhalter opened the scoring in the 23rd minute after a first-touch shot rebounded off Dallas goalkeeper Michael Collodi’s cross-bar. An own goal by defender Osaze Urhoghide gave the Whitecaps a 2–1 lead at 27´. Dallas equalized via a 10-minute penalty by Petar Musa and a strike from Logan Farrington (49´). Berhalter completed his brace in the 64th minute with a pass from Kenji Cabrera, extending Vancouver’s unbeaten run to seven matches (5-0-2).

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Referee Rosendo Mendoza oversaw 11,004 spectators. Vancouver held 52 % possession to Dallas’s 48 %. The Whitecaps recorded 14 shots (six on target) and one save by Yohei Takaoka; Dallas logged eight shots (three on target) and three saves by Michael Collodi. Dallas committed 17 fouls versus Vancouver’s 12, and each side earned six corners. Cautions were issued to Vancouver’s Tristan Blackmon (7´) and Dallas’s Ran Binyamin (12´), Shaq Moore (14´), Logan Farrington (60´) and others.

Sebastian Berhalter brace powers Vancouver Whitecaps to 3-2 win in Dallas

The win moved Vancouver Whitecaps FC to first place in the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings. The club’s press release highlighted Berhalter’s brace as the first instance of a player contributing to a goal in nine of the first twelve games of a season. Dallas coach Eric Quill was sent off in the 87th minute, leaving his side a man short.

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Sources differ on Berhalter’s season tally: Hope Standard says the brace gave him his fifth and sixth MLS goals, while Canadian Soccer Daily records it as his fourth. Details on the nature of Andrés Cubas’s injury were not disclosed.

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Attendance was 11,004. Berhalter smiled during the post-match media session. Thomas Müller, back after a ten-day illness, expressed enthusiasm in German. Vancouver’s road stretch remains unbeaten.

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• "Berhalter became the first player in club history to record a goal contribution in nine of the first 12 games to start a season." — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Berhalter scores 2 goals to help Whitecaps beat Dallas 3-2, extend unbeaten streak to 7 games

• "Berhalter led the way with two goals for the ‘Caps, scoring his career-high fifth and sixth MLS goals of the season." — Hope Standard

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• "Whitecaps FC moved back into first place in the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings." — Hope Standard

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• "The Caps extended the club’s best-ever MLS start, and were unlucky not to have found a match-winning goal." — Canadian Soccer Daily

Sebastian Berhalter brace powers Vancouver Whitecaps to 3-2 win in Dallas

• "Nachdem ich 10 Tage krankheitsbedingt ausgefallen bin, gehts jetzt wieder mit dem Trainingsaufbau für mich los. Schön, zurück beim Team zu sein." — Thomas Müller, Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward

Sebastian Berhalter brace powers Vancouver Whitecaps to 3-2 win in Dallas

Vancouver’s next challenge is an away game against Houston Dynamo on Saturday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. PT, a test that could further cement their Supporters’ Shield lead.

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