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Watch: Whitecap defenders fumble ball to gift Wright-Phillips opening goal

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Well, that's one way to take the lead.

New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his 17th goal of the season and it couldn't have come any easier. A pair of Vancouver Whitecaps defenders - Jordan Harvey, particularly - failed to properly clear an overhead ball and watched in horror as the English striker buried the chance with ease.

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