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VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie is known for stressing the positive, but he was unusually blunt Saturday. Aside from goalkeeper David Ousted, Rennie spared no players his wrath after the Whitecps dropped a 1-0 decision to a Real Salt Lake squad, which fielded mostly a second-team lineup, before a sellout crowd of 21,000 at B.C. Place Stadium. "I dont think anyone played well today, apart from Ousted," said Rennie. "It was just a terrible performance from everyone." Devon Sandovals goal in the ninth minute was the only one that RSL needed. RSL improved to 15-10-6 and gained a share of first place in the Western Conference while ending a losing skid at two games. RSL coach Jason Kreis went with 10 new additions to his starting lineup as he rested key players in preparation for Tuesdays U.S. Open Cup final against D.C. United. The winner of that game will qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. The Whitecaps (11-11- saw their playoff hopes fade some more as they remain four points back of fifth-place Colorado with only four games remaining. Only the top five teams qualify for the post-season. "(It was a) thoroughly disappointing game for us," said Rennie. "Weve had hardly any like that at B.C. Place this season. But for the third game in a row, we started the game badly, which is really frustrating. Its something that weve worked on and focused (on) and made sure we were ready to go. "It wasnt a bad goal. It was a great cross and a good header, but its something we should have defended better." The Whitecaps could have also played much better offensively in the coachs view. Camilo drew into Vancouvers starting lineup after scoring two goals in a second-half substitute role a week earlier in Montreal. Whitecaps striker Kenny Miller missed the game a groin injury. As a result, Tommy Heinemann took his place after impressing in a win over Montreal. Heinemann, rarely used for most of the season, made his second consecutive, and third overall, start. Before last week, he had not started since April 20. Heinemann was dangerous at times but he and Camilo showed little chemistry and midfielders did not link up well with forwards. Rennie tried to inject speed in the second half as he subbed off Heinemann and Gershon Koffie for Kekuta Manneh and Darren Mattocks, respectively in the 54th minute. But the changes had little effect. "We put ourselves in a bad spot to start with, and then I just thought out (offensive) quality was really poor," said Rennie. "I didnt think we got good balls into the box. We didnt really connect any crosses. Our passing in the final third was poor today, and it was a disappointing performance, especially given how well wed played in our last two games." Rennie credited RSL, contending, rather charitably, that it was the best performance by a visiting team at B.C. Place this season. He insisted that his club did not take RSLs subs-turned-starters lightly. "If it hadnt been for saves that David (Ousted) made, it could have been worse for us today," said Rennie. "Im scratching my head as to the way that we performed." RSLs absentees included starting goalkeeper Nick Rimando and midfield stalwart Kyle Beckerman. Backup goalkeeper Jeff Attinella, who had not played since August 19 in Portland, registered his first shutout of the season while getting credit for just one save. "It was fun, as a group that doesnt get to play a lot," said Attinella. "But we have a lot of talented players and, really, a team with lot of MLS experience still on the field. "So to come out here and get a result, and kind of right the ship for our team a little bit, and then with Tuesdays U.S. Open Cup (final), hopefully, the momentum carries into Tuesday." Crediting his teams effort, Attinella did not feel overly tested, but said the Whitecaps still "pretty well" and kept him busy with crosses that defenders played well. "We got the early goal, which was huge for us to get off to a fast start," said Attinella. "And then to hold that lead on the road, on a turf field against a team that runs its own numbers forward, I couldnt be happier." RSLs lineup changes paid off early as Sandoval bounced a header past Ousted. It was the third goal of the season for Sandoval, who put in a cross from Lovel Palmer on a counter-attack after the Whitecaps had controlled the run of play in the early going. Ousted appeared to be in good position for a save if Sandoval had put his header in the air instead of sending the ball down. But Ousted still chastised himself for allowing the goal. "I think I should have come across and tried to take the (crossed) ball in the air," he said. "Maybe I get there. Maybe I dont. But (I) at least try to take the header away from him. Im not happy with that goal and Im not happy with my own performance on that goal." Like Rennie, the goalkeeper, who joined the Whitecaps in mid-season from his native Denmark after signing as a free agent, was at a loss to explain his clubs poor effort. He felt the Caps should have done better early and created more scoring chances. "Its an important stage of the season," said Ousted. "We should be able to come out and perform better and be more hungry for each ball and each goal. But we werent there today." He made sensational saves on Yordany Alvarez in the 61st minute, when he lunged to get his hand on the ball, foiled Sebastian Velasquez by diving and catching the ball in his mid-section in the 68th and then getting his body an Olmes Garcia shot from the right side of the area a little while later. But Ousted was not willing to accept praise from Rennie or anybody else. "Were here as a team," said Ousted. "So when youre talking about the team, youre talking about 11 of us (on the field), and Im in there. Im not happy with the way we performed -- myself included. We should have done better, especially in this part of the season." "Weve put ourselves in a difficult spot when we go forward," said Rennie. "But weve still got plenty of time to get the wins that we need." Notes--Whitecaps winger Omar Salgado has resumed training after recovering from a broken foot, but he is not expected to play again this season. ... Mannehs appearance was just his third in the past 10 games. Pavel Datsyuk Red Wings Jersey . But when it was all over they had wasted another lead, seen another pitcher flame out on the mound and lost their fourth straight at home. 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Brendan Shanahan Red Wings Jersey . -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are disappointed, though not discouraged.Lewis Hamilton responded to Nico Rosbergs strong start to the weekend by dominating Practice Two at the Russian GP. The world champion was quickest in all three sectors to set a fastest lap time of 1:37.583 on the supersoft tyre, almost 0.9 seconds clear of his Mercedes team-mate, who finished third behind Sebastian Vettel.Vettel was around seven tenths adrift of Hamilton though his session was cut short after an electrical failure in the Ferrari as the German was forced to pull up on the pit straight, and was soon pushed back to the garage by stewards. The Ferrari drivers problems in Sochi were then compounded by a five-place gearbox change grid penalty.Rosberg, who has won the first three races of the season, topped the timesheets in P1 but wasnt able to set a representative time on the quicker tyre later on Friday and seemed to be held up in traffic, with Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo ending the session in fourth and fifth. Whens the Russian GP on Sky? The Russian GP is live and exclusive on Sky Sports - find out how you can watch it. Hamilton didnt completely avoid issues, struggling along with many other drivers with a lack of grip around the former Winter Olympics venue, while his W07 was also stuck in the pits with a hydraulics problem for part of the afternoon. However, he was able to pull everything together for a superb flying lap on the red-marked compound.Mercedes and Ferrari spend their first in-season engine tokens Much like earlier in the day, Mercedes seemed to hold a distinct advantage over Ferrari and were more than half a second faster on both the soft and supersoft tyre. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is happy with the pace he set on Fridays Practice 1 and 2 in the Russian GP. Both teams have spent their first in-season engine tokens, with the Silver Arrows focusing on fuel-system improvements while Vettel and Raikkonen will race with new internal combustion engines. But the Scuderias afternoon was once again dogged by reliability issues.Vettel groaned that he had lost electronics after grinding to a halt on the start-finish straight and while he was wheeled back to the pits, a red ERS light flashing on the car meant it was not safe to touch. Mechanics worked on the SF16-H with insulation gloves on for the rest of the session. Vettel and Raikkonen have both registered a DNF apiece in the opening three rounds and the Scuderia will hope it is a minoor electrical issue on the car, rather than anything related to Vettels third engine of the season.ddddddddddddATCH: Red Bull test new canopyIt seems to be every single weekend theres some reliability issue affecting that Ferrari power unit, Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft said.Vettel, meanwhile, added: The balance was not quite where I wanted it to be, but the circuit should come our way. It was quite slippery. Lacking a bit of information from my side but other people did their homework and hopefully we can copy that a bit. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel is unsure what caused his electrical failure in Practice 2 of the Russian GP The second half of P2 saw teams focus on longer stints with the race again expected to be a one-stop affair. Ricciardo, after his earlier eye-catching lap trialling the Red Bull canopy, displayed remarkable consistency in comparison to Raikkonen, who struggled with tyre wear.There was another promising Friday performance for McLaren as Jenson Button finished just three thousandths of a second behind Daniil Kvyat in eighth, with Fernando Alonso two tenths slower in 10th.Haas, meanwhile, werent able to replicate their early-season form once again, with Romain Grosjean reporting that something isnt working on the car since China. He and Esteban Gutierrez finished P16 and P17 respectively.Practice Two timesheet1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:37.5832. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:38.2353. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:38.4504. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:38.7935. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:38.7936. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:39.1857. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:39.1938. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:39.1969. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:39.28910. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:39.40011. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:39.46512. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1:39.50113. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:39.79514. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:39.86715. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:40.19316. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:40.26017. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:40.50818. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:40.68819. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:40.74020. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:41.08021. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:41.14822. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:41.652Watch the whole Russian GP weekend - LIVE ONLY on Sky Sports F1. The race begins at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up from 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: P1: Rosberg outpaces Hamilton When is the Russian GP on Sky? ' ' ' mph in the No. 911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR.Former Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella was second in the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia.In GT Daytona, James Davison led at 111.168 in the TRG-AMR Aston Martin Vantage. Jack Hawksworth topped the Prototype Challenge field at 119.984 in RSR Racings No. 08 entry. ' ' ' |
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