{"id":10086,"date":"2025-10-27T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10086"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T11:47:47","slug":"vancouver-whitecaps-dominate-fc-dallas-in-2025-mls-cup-playoffs-round-one-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/vancouver-whitecaps-dominate-fc-dallas-in-2025-mls-cup-playoffs-round-one-opener","title":{"rendered":"Whitecaps Dominate FC Dallas in Playoff Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/emmanuel-sabbi-is-lifted-up-by-thomas-muller-during-the-2025-mls-cup-playoffs-round-one.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Sabbi is lifted up by Thomas M\u00fcller during the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs -  Round One\" class=\"wp-image-10087\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Vancouver Whitecaps Dominate FC Dallas in 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Opener\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vancouver controlled Game 1, winning 3-0 and outshooting Dallas 22-0 without conceding a shot on target.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goals came from Daniel Rios, Thomas M\u00fcller (pen), and Cabrera.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ali Ahmed and Rayan Elloumi contributed key assists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The mood around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/vancouver-whitecaps-defeat-vancouver-fc-win-fourth-voyageurs-cup-in-four-years\">Vancouver Whitecaps<\/a> feels quite different this postseason, and Sunday\u2019s 3\u20130 win over FC Dallas probably made that clearer than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ahmed-a-different-feeling-this-year\">Ahmed: \u201cA Different Feeling This Year\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From start to finish, <strong>Vancouver ruled Game 1 of the best-of-three first-round series, outshotting Dallas 22\u20130<\/strong> and fighting off all attempts on target. It was a statement performance that set the tone for their playoff run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aahmed22_\">Ali Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I just feel like there\u2019s just a different feeling this year, a different belief this year, heading into these playoff matches. The last few years was the guys\u2019 first few times, so we didn\u2019t know what to expect. But this year, just everybody\u2019s confident in every game that the standard is we go in to win every game.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For Dallas, it was a rough night. <strong>Head coach Eric Quill<\/strong> admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>They outplayed us in every phase of the game. They were honestly very motivated by what happened last week. And they beat us. This was an unacceptable performance that we need to look hard at and be honest with.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Whitecaps had finished second in the Western Conference<\/strong> with an 18-7-9 record but had lost 2\u20131 to Dallas in the final regular-season game on Oct. 18. That defeat, Ahmed said, gave them extra motivation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I think the loss left a little bitter taste. We wanted that first seed. We just used that fuel from that day\u2026 to get onto the front foot in Game 1 and set the standard for the rest of these playoffs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"goosebumps-from-the-vibe-and-atmosphere\">Goosebumps From \u201cthe Vibe and Atmosphere\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A packed crowd of 32,066 fans filled B.C. Place, waving the team\u2019s blue-and-white flags and roaring with each attack. Ahmed reflected, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I was getting goosebumps when we were walking out, seeing the flags and everybody. And although it was cold, I\u2019m pretty sure the goosebumps were from just seeing the vibe and atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Whitecaps kept the pressure high all night. Ahmed\u2019s cross in the 43rd minute set up Daniel Rios for the opener, his fourth goal of the year. Early in the second half, Thomas M\u00fcller doubled the lead from the penalty spot, celebrating by lifting teammate Emmanuel Sabbi onto his shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He&#39;s back at it again! \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esmuellert_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@esmuellert_<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WY4WsHE6Rc\">https:\/\/t.co\/WY4WsHE6Rc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VWFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLSCupPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLSCupPlayoffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ce6HR5Tp4r\">pic.twitter.com\/Ce6HR5Tp4r<\/a><\/p>&mdash; X &#8211; Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitecapsFC\/status\/1982616362771271821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Substitute Cabrera sealed the win in the 83rd minute after a slick setup from academy prospect Rayan Elloumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head coach Jesper Sorensen<\/strong> praised his side\u2019s focus: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Good teams and smart guys, they make mistakes, but they have to learn from it\u2026 we looked very solid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas will host Game 2 on November 1. \u201c<em>We need to show up because we can\u2019t do what we did today and expect to win<\/em>\u201d, midfielder Christian said. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\">2025 MLS Cup Playoffs &#8211; Round 1 series<\/a> goes to a third game, it will go back to Vancouver on November 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: The mood around the Vancouver Whitecaps feels quite different this postseason, and Sunday\u2019s 3\u20130 win over FC Dallas probably made that clearer than ever. Ahmed: \u201cA Different Feeling This Year\u201d From start to finish, Vancouver ruled Game 1 of the best-of-three first-round series, outshotting Dallas 22\u20130 and fighting off all attempts on target. 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