Simon Dawkins secures win for San Jose against Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Quincy Amarikwa and Simon Dawkins scored to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 in Major League Soccer on Friday for its first away victory of the season.

Amarikwa opened the scoring in the 14th minute on a header, and Dawkins struck in the 60th with a left-footer to the far post.

Nicolas Mezquida scored a consolation in stoppage time for Vancouver.

San Jose improved to 31 points and leaped over Vancouver into seventh place in the Western Conference, one point behind sixth-placed Portland which currently sits in the final playoff position.

Vancouver has 30 points from 25 games.