ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Vito Mannone had five saves for his seventh shutout of the season to help Minnesota United hold on for a scoreless draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.
Maxime Crepeau had one save for his fourth shutout of the season for Vancouver, which snapped a five-game losing streak in front of an announced crowd of 19,845 at Allianz Field.
"We spoke about it in the week: This was gonna be one of them games and I was worried about it," said Head Coach Adrian Heath. "The only thing lacking was the final ball in the final third. What did we have, 30 crosses? 37 crosses? I can't remember the last time I was involved in a team that got 37 crosses off and probably didn't get on the end of more than two or three. That's an issue."
Mannone denied Yordy Reyna's volley in the 53rd minute and made a diving save for Minnesota (10-7-5) in the 65th minute.
Minnesota United's Angelo Rodriguez nearly gave the Whitecaps (4-11-9) the lead with a narrowly avoided own goal in the 19th minute when he redirected Ali Adnan's free kick off the crossbar.
The Loons return to Allianz Field on August 4 to face Portland, who'll return to St. Paul later in the month for a US Cup match.