By Pearl Allison Lo

~ The Vancouver Whitecaps preserved their undefeated streak against San Jose at BC Place with a 3-1 win Sunday.

Both were winless in their last three games. Now, with this result, the Quakes have conceded multiple goals in their last three games, while Vancouver has not.

San Jose’s Clarence Goodson was injured in the 11th minute and Paulo Renato came in for him in the 13th minute.

The first two goals for the Whitecaps were a long time coming for both players, both scoring their first of the season.

Mauro Rosales had the longer streak. He scored in the 5th minute for the first time since October 9, 2013. That goal came against Vancouver as this was his first goal for the Whitecaps.

In the 32nd minute, Kendall Waston scored his first since September 10, 2014. That goal also came at home versus the Earthquakes. This goal came off a corner kick from Rosales as Waston headed the kick in to double Vancouver’s lead. It was the first goal off a corner this season, Cam Tucker of the Vancouver Metro reported.

After Octavio Rivero narrowly missed a goal in the 51st minute, Renato committed a penalty in the 56th minute. Then, Rivero scored his team-leading eighth goal on the ensuing kick. It was his second penalty kick converted this season as Rivero tripled the lead. The Whitecaps have made all three they have taken. It was Rivero’s first goal since June 27, but he has had at least one shot on goal in each game since then.

San Jose’s Cordell Cato played for the first time since June 27 and started for the first time since June 7. He had a shot on goal in the 76th minute.

Teammate Shea Salinas’ shot was similarly caught by keeper David Ousted in the 80th minute, when Salinas kicked from inside the box.

In the 81st minute, Salinas shot again from just outside the box, similar to Cato, but this time the ball hit the crossbar and then the line.

Finally, in the 90th minute, the Quakes were able to avoid a shutout. Quincy Amarikwa, after fighting off defenders and passing to Salinas, then found himself alone. Once he received the ball back from Salinas, Amarikwa scored his third goal in two games.

Game notes: Vancouver was without Darren Mattocks, who scored Jamaica’s goal in the Gold Cup. San Jose meanwhile welcomed back Chris Wondolowski, a day after he started in the third-place game. Wondolowski was held without a shot in the game for the first time since April 5. The Quakes hope to get back on track when they host the Portland Timbers on August 2 at 2pm. The Timbers started San Jose’s winless streak back on July 5.