VANCOUVER -- Kekuta Manneh made his limited minutes count Saturday. Kirk Cousins Jersey . The second-half substitutes goal in the 86th minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 21,000 at B.C. Place Stadium. "It means a lot to me," said Manneh, who came on at the start of the second half. "Thats what Im always looking to do, whether I start come off the bench -- make an impact for the team. "Today, for me to do that, it definitely means a lot." Manneh, a 19-year-old Gambian who is in his second season with the Whitecaps, fired in a shot from just outside the top of the Galaxy 18-yard box after taking a pass from Darren Mattocks. Following the goal, Manneh knelt and kissed the turf. In addition to setting up the tying marker, Mattocks scored Vancouvers other goal as the Whitecaps overcame 1-0 and 2-1 deficits. Stefan Ishizaki, in the first half, and Robbie Keane, in the second, scored for Los Angeles. The Whitecaps improved to 2-2-3, earning a point after two straight losses. "Ive said all along weve got good players all through the squad," said Whitecaps striker Kenny Miller. "Any can come off the bench and make an impact. And, obviously, today youve seen that. It gives you that (pace.) We (forwards) are in behind and it makes defenders drop off more (deeply) and, ultimately, thats what led to (Mannehs) goal. "There was a little bit of pace involved in that. It was a little bit of skill and a fantastic strike." The hosts rally prevented the Galaxy (2-1-2) from sweeping a back-to-back series with Vancouver after winning at home the previous weekend. "Im disappointed," said L.A. coach Bruce Arena. "I would have liked to get three points today. We obviously didnt do a good job protecting the lead." Miller was disappointed with his clubs first half effort, but was encouraged that the Caps created more chances than they did in Carson, Calif. It was the 10th all-time MLS meeting between the teams. The Whitecaps still have only one win against the Galaxy, which has claimed two of the past three MLS titles. But Vancouver coach Carl Robinson liked the way his club rallied from being "kicked in the backside" twice -- by trailing. "In the last two games, weve shown that we can compete with one of the top teams in Major League Soccer," said Robinson, who feels the Caps have lack confidence against elite competition. "We made it hard work. I dont think, in the first half, we had the belief that we could go toe-to-toe with them at home in front of our fans, and I think we were playing safe. "Obviously, then I made a tactical switch to try to inject a bit of life with the kid coming on, (Manneh), who I toyed with the idea of play with from the start." Ishizaki put the Galaxy on the scoreboard in the 38th minute as he and Baggio Husidic used their heads to score. Ishizaki jumped high to head in Husidics header into the centre of the box from the left side of the area. In addition to inserting Manneh for Canadian international midfielder Russell Teibert of Niagara Falls, Ont., Robinson also replaced central defender Andy OBrien with Johnny Leveron in central defence. OBrien had taken a yellow card in the first minute for a hard sliding tackle on Keane, so Robinson switched the defenders because he wanted to avoid a repeat of the Caps last game at home. On April 5, defensive midfielder Matias Laba was ejected for a second yellow card and the Colorado Rapids overcame a 1-0 deficit to win. "I took (OBrien) off just because I was worried about him getting sent off," said Robinson. In the 65th minute, Robinson tried to inject more speed by substituting Morales for Erik Hurtado and putting him out wide on the right wing. Two minutes later, with Hurtado part of the rush, Mattocks created a 1-1 tie as he ran onto Gershon Koffies long, curling lead ball along the right flank. Penedo beat him to it, but could not control the ball and it bounced off the goalkeeper and a defender back to Mattocks. Mattocks then put in a right-footed spinner from a seemingly impossible angle near the goal-line. "I didnt even look at the (net), to be honest," said Mattocks. "As a striker, you have to know where the goal is." Keane gave L.A. a 2-1 lead 10 minutes later as he fielded a header from second-half substitute Rob Friend, a Kelowna, B.C., native, and then volleyed a shot past Ousted from the goalkeepers doorstep. But just when it looked like Keane would be the winning-goal scorer for the second straight week, Manneh emerged the hero. He offered more fodder in the debate about his playing time after being used primarily as a substitute. "Im a little disappointed that Im not starting (every game), but Im pretty happy with my role," said Manneh, who started the first game against L.A. Both clubs goalkeepers made saves in the closing minute to secure the draw. Ousted made his 20th consecutive start dating back to last season -- a day after his wife gave birth to twin boys. "He was fantastic after, especially, one or two sleepless nights," said Robinson. Notes: Laba played the full game in his return from suspension for the ejection against Colorado. a Keane and OBrien were teammates while playing for the Republic of Ireland. OBrien was born in England but holds dual English-Irish citizenship. a Whitecaps midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy has resumed full-contact workouts after suffering a season-ending torn knee ligament, which required surgery, while playing for San Jose in 2013. a Striker Omar Salgado, Vancouvers first-ever draft pick, who is on loan to Charleston Battery of the USL, is sidelined with a sprained foot suffered March 29, but has resumed partial training. Salgado missed most of the past two seasons with foot fractures sustained on different occasions while playing for the U.S. under-20 team. a Friend, 33, played before about 25 family members and friends. He is in his first and last season in MLS after playing in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. He plans to retire after the season. a Vancouver midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker was an unused substitute and has yet to play since suffering a concussion in a freak off-field mishap with a bike rack. Cris Carter Jersey . The midfielder had an operation on Saturday, and is set to miss seven Premier League games, the third round of the FA Cup and the semifinals of the League Cup. Stefon Diggs Jersey . However, the intensity and physicality that has characterized the postseason so far has caught Gretzky by surprise. "Its a little bit risqué right now," Gretzky told Philadelphia radio station 97. http://www.vikingsauthenticshop.com/Vikings-Marcus-Sherels-Draft-Jersey/ . With Bernard hurt, the second-round pick has emerged.Hill ran for 152 yards during a 27-10 win at New Orleans on Sunday, his second big game. He also ran for 154 yards against Jacksonville earlier this season.Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - A couple of programs that ended up with disappointing regular-season records clash for the first time ever, as the West Virginia Mountaineers take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the 56th annual Liberty Bowl. The Mountaineers, now members of the Big 12 Conference, were enigmatic at best this season, able to blow away nationally-ranked Baylor at home in the middle of October (41-27), but also capable of breaking hearts after a 31-30 loss to TCU two weeks later, which began a losing streak of three straight for head coach Dana Holgorsen and his crew. The team managed to pull out a 37-24 win over Iowa State on the road in the regular-season finale in order to bolster their prospects for a postseason bid. As for the Aggies, former members of the Big 12 who have since found a home in the SEC, they opened up the 2014 campaign with five straight wins, including what had been at the time, an upset of South Carolina in the opener, 52-28. But like WVU, A&M also struggled along the way, at one point losing three in a row against top-notch competition in Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Alabama, the latter coming by an ugly 59-0 final. The team did manage to bounce back with a 41-38 victory over Auburn on the road in early November, but that was before going down versus Missouri and LSU in the final two outings. Granted, the Aggies had a tougher schedule than the Mountaineers for the most part, not to mention having to deal with injuries and disciplinary issues, yet head coach Kevin Sumlin is still ready to lead his squad into battle. For us as I say every year we look at bowl games the same way, Sumlin says. Its a culmination of our year, and for our seniors its a way for them to leave a legacy of who they are. You like for them to go out on a winning note. Weve always treated the bowl game as the beginning of next season. West Virginia, which saw a run of 11 straight bowl appearances snapped in 2013, has a record of 14-18 in such postseason outings dating back to the 1922 East-West Game. The Mountaineers appeared in this particular contest back in 1964, losing to Utah by a score of 32-6 in Atlantic Citys Convention Hall. WVU has lost three of its last four bowl decisions, including a 38-14 setback versus former Big East Conference foe Syracuse during the 2012 Pinstripe Bowl played in New York City. As for the Aggies, who are hoping to set a new school mark with a victory in a bowl game for the fourth straight year, they took part in this same game back in 1975 but lost to USC, 20-0. Overall, Texas A&M is also under .500 when it comes to bowl competition, sporting a mark of 16-19. The Aggies began their postseason history with a 22-15 win over Centre in the 1922 Dixie Classic, and most recently defeated Duke in a wildly exciting 52-48 decision during last seasons Chick-Fil-a Bowl. One very interesting tie-in between the two programs is when Holgorsen was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Houston in 2008 and 2009, working under the direction of the head coach at the time, who just happened to be Sumlin. The Aggies should have been set for another magical season, but there were some things that needed to be resolved both on and off the field before the team could settle into a rhythm. The squad started off by scoring at least 35 points in each of the first five games, finishing 29th in the nation with an average of 34.4 ppg, but there were also times when the offense didnt show up. Part of the problem for coach Sumlin and his crew was understanding the transition from Johnny Manziel to what should have been his successor, Kenny Hill. Not only did Hill lose the startinng job to Kyle Allen in late October, he was also suspended for two games for a violation of team rules, leaving his understudy to take over the offense. Dalvin Cook Jersey. Allen has completed 61.1 percent of his passes for 12 touchdowns and six interceptions in eight appearances on the campaign. The overall numbers of the quarterback position look a lot stronger when Hills stats are entered into the equation, the team finishing 12th in the country with 306.4 ypg through the air. No matter who was handling the ball under center, the top threat down the field was still Josh Reynolds who turned his 47 catches into 762 yards and 12 touchdowns. There were four others with at least 30 receptions (Ricky Seals- Jones, Malcome Kennedy, Speedy Noil and Edward Pope), who combined to account for another 17 TDs through the air as well. On the ground, the team relied on Trey Williams and Tra Carson, although each missed a game, as they produced a combined 922 yards and 11 TDs. Over on the defensive side of the ball, the Aggies were shaky at best as they placed 102nd nationally with 449.0 ypg allowed. Stopping the run proved especially troublesome for the group as they gave up 223.5 ypg, a number that ranked them 112th. Holding teams scoreless in the red zone was not a strong suit of the unit whatsoever, as it permitted foes to put points on the board 87.2 percent of the time, something that will certainly hamper the squad if the WVU offense finds its rhythm in this meeting. Myles Garrett caused a good bit of disruption during his time on the field this season, posting 12.5 of his 50 overall tackles in the backfield, including a team-best 11 sacks. Garrett also registered one of the teams three blocked kicks. While the Aggies appear to have figured out their quarterback situation, the same cannot be said for West Virginia currently, but that might be good news actually. Clint Trickett, a transfer from Florida State who raised more than a few eyebrows during the first half of the campaign by throwing for at least 300 yards in seven straight games, eight overall if you go back to last season, slowed a bit against tougher competition and then suffered a concussion against Kansas State and missed the finale versus Iowa State. Skyler Howard assumed control of the offense and led the team to a victory over the Cyclones. Trickett was not cleared physically and has since decided to retire from football, leaving the job to Howard in this game. Unfortunately were going to be without the services of Clint (Trickett), said Holgorsen. He did not get cleared so were going to be without him. Skyler (Howard) will be our starter. Kevin White was by far the favorite target downfield with a staggering 102 catches for 1,318 yards and nine touchdowns, yet it was Mario Alford (62 rec. for 888 yard) who led the team with 10 aerial scores. Expect Howard to rely on his dynamic duo in this game. West Virginia was ninth in the country in passing offense with 314.6 ypg and also put together a solid rushing attack (187.5 ypg) thanks to the efforts of Rushel Shell and Wendell Smallwood, who combined for more than 1,400 yards and nine TDs. On paper the Mountaineers were decent on defense, giving up 388.6 ypg, although it often felt as though the team was being abused far more than that by accomplished offenses. The squad managed to limit foes to just 30.9 percent success on third down and 28.6 percent on fourth down, ranking it in the top-10 in both categories. However, if there was one area that should still be of great concern to WVU it would be turnovers, as the team ranks 120th in the FBS with a minus-1.25 miscues per contest. 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