Unfortunately for Argentine defender Martin Bonjour, the final memory most Whitecaps fans will have of him is this: Looking back towards referee Silviu Petrescu, arms raised in innocence, as the official points to the spot.

In fact, anyone who had never seen the Whitecaps before Thursday’s playoff game would have likely said that Matt Watson — a guy who played in NASL last season — must be a Designated Player, not Robson or Miller.

Frankly, a team that offers as little offensively as the Whitecaps doesn’t deserve points from matches. On Saturday, the Whitecaps got one shot on the FC Dallas goal. In their last game, a loss two weeks ago to the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Whitecaps got no shots on goal.

Yet just when it seemed as TFC had once again fallen apart late, Dunfield saved the day for the home side.

Whether or not the Vancouver Whitecaps were overawed by the LA Galaxy may be up for debate, but one thing is sure – they were wholly outclassed on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center.

A late equalizer from Heath Pearce neutralized a spectacular goal from Martin Bonjour Wednesday night, as the Vancouver Whitecaps drew 1-1 with the New York Red Bulls at BC Place.

During a back-and-forth final 10 minutes, Sebastien Le Toux fired the Whitecaps ahead thanks to a fine ball from Davide Chiumiento, before the Rapids countered by hitting the crossbar, post and being denied by a superhuman defensive block from centre back Martin Bonjour.

Hassli and Mattocks injected some life into a Whitecaps team that, for the first 60 minutes of the match, managed just one shot on goal towards Timbers keeper Troy Perkins .

"We can still make something out of the season because we play Champions League now," said forward Danny Koevermans. "The club needed this. The fans needed this. Everybody needed this."

Leading 2-1 with only three minutes of stoppage time standing between a victory against the Seattle Sounders, the Vancouver Whitecaps conceded a 90th-minute goal to Fredy Montero.