Real Salt Lake recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Real Salt Lake found a way to reverse the score against Vancouver Whitecaps to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Real Salt Lake recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Real Salt Lake managed to turn the tables against Vancouver Whitecaps to win 2-1. It was Vancouver Whitecaps to strike first with a goal of J. Brown at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Damir Kreilach  gave the win to Real Salt Lake in the 72′ minute.

The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic who had the assistance of Michael Barwegen and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0 degrees Celsius or 32.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

1 - 2

Team 1

Real Salt Lake

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 18 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 123 Attack 86
  • 64 Dangerous attack 46
  • 81 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 6
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vancouver Whitecaps had a superior ball possession 55% while Real Salt Lake was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Real Salt Lake was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 18 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Real Salt Lake received 1 yellow card (Jasper Löffelsend).

Match Timeline

15'
J. Brown(goal)Julian Gressel
24'
P. Vite- sub ->Cristian Dájome
66'
70'
Justen Glad(goal)Maikel Chang
Damir Kreilach(goal)J. Savarino
72'
74'
A. Gómez- sub ->Maikel Chang
76'
R. Raposo- sub ->J. Brown
76'
79'
79'
Ali Ahmed- sub ->Luís Martins
86'
88'
Bode Hidalgo- sub ->Andrew Brody
88'
Scott Caldwell- sub ->B. Ojeda

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Vancouver Whitecaps stays with 0 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Real Salt Lake has 3 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 20th of October with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Los Angeles FC (3 draws).

Real Salt Lake will play away agasint Colorado Rapids on the 20th of October with a 25-15 head to head in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake will play the return match on the at the Rio Tinto Stadium

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
7.2
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
7.4
76' Goals24'
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
6.7
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.8
D
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
6.9
86'
M
Julian Gressel 19.Germany
7.0
76'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
6.6
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
6.8
M
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
6.7
66'
M
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
7.8
F
Brian White 24.United States
7.1
Substitutes
G
Thomas Hasal 1.Canada
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
D
Karifa Yao 12.Canada
D
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
86'
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.4
66'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
6.3
76'
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
7.0
76'

Vancouver Whitecaps started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka (7.2), Javain Brown (7.4), Ranko Veselinović (6.7), Tristan Blackmon (6.8), Luís Martins (6.9), Julian Gressel (7.0), Andrés Cubas (6.6), Alessandro Schöpf (6.8), Cristián Dájome (6.7), Ryan Gauld (7.8) and Brian White (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Hasal, Mathías Laborda, Karifa Yao, Pedro Vite (6.4), Sebastian Berhalter, Russell Teibert, Ryan Raposo (6.3), Ali Ahmed and Sergio Córdova (7.0).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: Cristian Dájome for Pedro Vite Uca (66′), J. Brown for Ryan Raposo (76′), Julian Gressel for Sergio Córdova (76′) and Luís Martins for Ali Ahmed (86′).

Best player: Ryan Gauld​

The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.

His rating is (7.8) with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake
G
Zac MacMath 18.United States
8.1
D
Andrew Brody 2.United States
7.0
88'
D
Justen Glad 15.United States
8.1
Goals70'
D
Marcelo Silva 30.Uruguay
7.2
D
Bryan Oviedo 3.Costa Rica
7.6
M
Jasper Löffelsend 28.Germany
7.4
15'
M
Braian Ojeda 6.Paraguay
7.0
88'
M
Maikel Chang 16.Cuba
7.7
74'
M
Damir Kreilach 8.Croatia
7.3
Goals72'
M
J. Savarino 10.Venezuela
7.2
79'
F
Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador
6.8
79'
Substitutes
G
G. Beavers 35.United States
D
Erik Holt 20.United States
M
Moses Nyeman 33.United States
M
Bode Hidalgo 19.United States
6.2
88'
M
Scott Caldwell 12.United States
88'
M
A. Gómez 11.Colombia
6.4
74'
F
Justin Meram 9.Iraq
6.3
79'
F
I. Paul 23.United States
F
Danny Musovski 17.United States
6.4
79'

Real Salt Lake started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath (8.1), Andrew Brody (7.0), Justen Glad (8.1), Marcelo Silva (7.2), Bryan Oviedo (7.6), Jasper Loffelsend (7.4), Braian Ojeda (7.0), Maikel Chang (7.7), Damir Kreilach (7.3), Jefferson Savarino (7.2) and Anderson Julio (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Gavin Beavers, Erik Holt, Moses Nyeman, Bode Davis (6.2), Scott Caldwell, Justin Meram (6.3), Andres Gomez (6.4), Ilijah Paul and Daniel Musovski (6.4).

Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of Bode Hidalgo (injured).

Substitutions

Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: Maikel Chang for Andres Gomez (74′), Anderson Julio for Daniel Musovski (79′), J. Savarino for Justin Meram (79′), Andrew Brody for Bode Davis (88′) and B. Ojeda for Scott Caldwell (88′).

Best player: Justen Glad​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Justen Glad.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 56 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​