Whitecaps beat Earthquakes 3-1

Whitecaps beat Earthquakes 3-1

Published Jul. 26, 2015 9:21 p.m. ET

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Mauro Rosales and Kendall Waston scored in the first half to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Sunday.

Octavio Rivero added another from the penalty spot in the 56th minute.

Vancouver (11-8-3) moved into second place in the Western Conference.

Quincy Amarikwa scored a late goal for San Jose (7-9-4), his third in three games since being acquired in a trade with the Chicago Fire.

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Rosales scored in the fifth minute, his first goal for the Whitecaps.

Watson connected in the 32nd on a header off a Rosales' corner kick.

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