ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Muller scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time, Nelson Pierre also scored a late goal and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Orlando City 2-1 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a week left in the regular season.

Vancouver (18-6-9) has 63 points, three more than second-place San Diego, and closes the Major League Soccer regular season next Saturday against Dallas.

Orlando (14-8-11) is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 53 points, one behind Nashville. Eighth-place Chicago has 52 points and Columbus has 51.

Muller capped the scoring with a finish off a feed from Ryan Gauld and has nine goal contributions (six goals, three assists) in six matches with the Whitecaps.

Dagur Thorhallsson opened the scoring f

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