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Le Toux “disappointed in myself” after scoreless Philly homecoming

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Jon Marks
– 04/01/2012

Sebastien Le Toux

The man in the gaudy orange shoes didn’t quite get what he came for here Saturday on the frigid pitch in suburban Philadelphia. Then, again Sebastien Le Toux and the Vancouver Whitecaps didn’t leave town empty-footed, either.
 
After playing the Philadelphia Union to a 0-0 draw, the good news is the Whitecaps still haven’t allowed a goal in their four games.  The bad news is they’re still searching for someone to put one in the back of the net.
 
That could’ve been Le Toux, who was welcomed back warmly by those same boisterous Union fans who cheered him on the previous two seasons, before Philadelphia’s two-time leading goal scorer was unceremoniously shipped to Canada.  But his chance for a glorious homecoming slipped away late in the game when he was fired over the crossbar with Philadelphia goalkeeper Zac MacMath at his mercy.
 
“I had two big chances where I should’ve scored,” admitted Le Toux, after the  2-0-2 Whitecaps held off the 0-3-1 Union’s second half surge to  salvage a valuable point on the road.  “I’m very disappointed in myself, because my team needed me.
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10-man Whitecaps lose on controversial Ruiz goal

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Jon Marks
– 03/27/2011

Joe Cannon: Thought the Carlos Ruiz goal should not have stood.

The Vancouver Whitecaps gave it their best shot to maintain their perfect season here yesterday against the Philadelphia Union and their boisterous Sons of Ben fan club —which cheers its heroes and jeers the opposition nonstop the entire game.  They really did.

But in the end the Caps simply couldn’t overcome a red card to striker Eric Hassli — his second yellow-card infraction of the day — forcing them to play a man down the final 35 minutes.  The Union applied consistent pressure from there, finally converting an opportunity goal from Carlos Ruiz in the 79th minute to squeeze out a 1-0 win that might’ve been a different story otherwise.

“Obviously playing a man down for a long time is tough,’’ said Whitecaps’ coach Teitur Thordarson, whose club had slightly the better of play until forced to play short-footed. “Until then I thought we played quite well and had some chances.
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