Rochat's 12th minute goal gives Whitecaps three

By foxsports
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Alain Rochat's goal in the 12th minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.

The win, the first since the Whitecaps' season opener on March 19, ended the Vancouver expansion side's MLS losing streak at a record 14 games.

Coach Tom Soehn picked up his first win since replacing the fired Teitur Thordarson at the end of May. The Whitecaps had gone 0-2-1 under Soehn in three road games.

After the game, the Empire Field crowd gave the Whitecaps a standing ovation in tribute to their second home win. The players repaid the gesture by running around the field and waving at their supporters.

Thordarson's firing was based largely on the club's inability to win at home.

The Whitecaps improved to 2-6-8 while the Union dropped to 6-4-4.

Philadelphia missed out on a chance to gain sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference ahead of the idle New York Red Bulls.