"Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter, had two goals and an assist to spark Vancouver's win at BC Place. San Jose (10-15-8) fell out of playoff position with the loss and still has 38 points, good for just 11th place in the Western Conference, where nine teams will participate in the postseason. Eighth-place Dallas has 41 points, while Real Salt Lake and Colorado have 40 points apiece."
"We're going to do everything we can to try to win in the last game of the season. We don't have control of things, said San Jose coach Bruce Arena. Certainly, a point today would have put us in a better position, but we failed there. But all we can do is, in the last game of the season, go out and try to get three points and see where we stand when all the dust clears. Hopefully, it's positive."
"Vancouver goalie Ralph Priso made a goal-line block of a header by Josef Martinez in the seventh minute to deny San Jose an early lead. Then the Whitecaps' offense took over and San Jose couldn't recover. Vancouver's Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Muller each scored a goal to put the Whitecaps up 2-0, Berhalter then blasted a rising shot from 30 yards out that slipped inside the post to make it 3-0 in the 74th."
San Jose Earthquakes lost 4-1 to the Vancouver Whitecaps and fell out of playoff position, remaining on 38 points and 11th place in the Western Conference. Sebastian Berhalter scored twice and added an assist for Vancouver; Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Muller also scored. Ralph Priso made a goal-line block early, and Berhalter’s 30-yard shot made it 3-0. San Jose must beat Austin FC in its final game and rely on Real Salt Lake and Colorado failing to earn further points to reach the postseason. Coach Bruce Arena emphasized focusing on winning the final match despite limited control over other results.
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