Vancouver Whitecaps aim to avoid being held scoreless in Seattle

Worn down but not worn out, the Vancouver Whitecaps (5-4-3) will look to reignite their offence when they visit the Seattle Sounders (3-6-4) on Saturday. It will be their fifth match in 15 days and comes just three days after a 1-0 road loss to the Colorado Rapids. “We don't have to hide behind it, that it's very hard physically, mentally,” said Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini about his team's heavy recent schedule. Colorado's only goal came on a penalty just before halftime when Vancouver defender Bjorn Inge Utvik was handed a red card after VAR revealed a handball inside the box that denied a goal.