Whitecaps eke out goalless draw at wasteful Galaxy

Carson - The Vancouver Whitecaps' David Ousted and LA Galaxy's Brian Rowe had three saves each as the Whitecaps and Galaxy played to a scoreless draw Saturday night.

Bruce Arena's side controlled much of proceedings at its home of the StubHub Center, taking 70 percent possession in the opening stanza, but couldn't trouble the scoresheet due to a lack of cohesiveness in attack and the exploits of Ousted between the sticks.

The best chance actually came for the visitor, when Erik Hurtado headed onto the crossbar from a delicious Giles Barnes delivery after just eight minutes.

Galaxy (9-4-13) held onto fourth place in the Western Conference, and Vancouver (8-12-7) moved into a tie with the Seattle Sounders for eighth place - one point out of a playoff position.

The Galaxy's Jelle van Damme and Steven Gerrard left the game in the first half with injuries.