SAN JOSE. SJ Earthquakes was capable to reverse the score against Vancouver Whitecaps to win 2-1. It was Vancouver Whitecaps to strike first with a goal of Alessandro Schöpf at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Carlos Akapo gave the win to SJ Earthquakes in the 77′ minute. SJ Earthquakes was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Avaya Stadium stadium in San Jose on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Mark Allatin with the support of Jeremy Hanson and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

SJ Earthquakes

2 - 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 134 Attack 91
  • 51 Dangerous attack 43
  • 104 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 7 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

SJ Earthquakes had a strong ball possession 61% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SJ Earthquakes was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SJ Earthquakes won the match​.

SJ Earthquakes shot 20 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

SJ Earthquakes received 2 yellow cards (J. Yueill and Cristian Espinoza). On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps received 4 yellow cards (Ranko Veselinovic, A. Cubas, Luís Martins and Alessandro Schöpf).

Match Timeline

17'
Alessandro Schöpf(goal)Julian Gressel
36'
Ranko Veselinovic- Yellow
41'
A. Cubas- Yellow
55'
Jackson Yueill - Yellow
58'
Carlos Akapo- sub ->Miguel Trauco
63'
65'
65'
Russell Teibert- sub ->Julian Gressel
68'
Luís Martins- Yellow
Jeremy Ebobisse(goal)Jamiro Monteiro
68'
69'
Alessandro Schöpf- Yellow
76'
Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf
Carlos Akapo(goal)Cristian Espinoza
77'
Benjamin Kikanović- sub ->Cade Cowell
78'
C. Espinoza- Yellow
83'

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, SJ Earthquakes has 3 points to occupy the 7th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps stays with 0 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, SJ Earthquakes will host Austin on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of SJ Earthquakes (3 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 20th of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Los Angeles FC (3 draws).

SJ Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps will play the return match on the at the BC Place Stadium

SJ Earthquakes – Formation

SJ Earthquakes
G
Daniel 42.Brazil
6.5
D
Jonathan Mensah 4.Ghana
6.9
D
M. Trauco 21.Peru
7.6
63'
D
Paul Marie 3.France
7.0
D
Rodrigues 26.Brazil
7.5
M
Carlos Gruezo 7.Ecuador
7.0
M
Jamiro Monteiro 35.Cape Verde
7.4
M
Jackson Yueill 14.United States
7.6
58'
F
C. Espinoza 10.Argentina
7.3
83'
F
Jeremy Ebobisse 11.Cameroon
7.1
68'
F
C. Cowell 44.United States
6.8
78'
Substitutes
G
J. Marcinkowski 1.United States
D
Tanner Beason 15.United States
D
Carlos Akapo 29.Equatorial Guinea
7.2
63' 77'
D
Tommy Thompson 22.United States
D
D. Munie 24.United States
M
Michael Baldisimo 55.Canada
M
J. Skahan 16.United States
F
Benjamin Kikanović 28.United States
6.7
78'
F
O. Bouda 25.Burkina Faso

SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alex Covelo decided to play with the following team: Daniel (6.5), Paul Marie (7.0), Jonathan Mensah (6.9), Rodrigues (7.5), Miguel Trauco (7.6), Jackson Yueill (7.6), Carlos Gruezo (7.0), Jamiro Monteiro (7.4), Cristian Espinoza (7.3), Jeremy Ebobisse (7.1) and Cade Cowell (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tanner Beason, Benjamin Kikanovic (6.7), Michael Baldisimo, Carlos Akapo (7.2), Jack Skahan, James Marcinkowski, Tommy Thompson, Daniel Munie and Ousseni Bouda.

Substitutions

SJ Earthquakes made 2 changes: Miguel Trauco for Carlos Akapo (63′) and Cade Cowell for B. Kikanovic (78′).

Best player: Jackson Yueill​

The most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Jackson Yueill even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 90 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
6.4
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
6.5
36'
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.6
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
6.1
D
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
6.8
68'
M
Julian Gressel 19.Germany
7.5
65'
M
Ryan Gauld 25.Scotland
6.5
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
7.3
76' 69' 17'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
7.1
41'
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.7
65'
F
Brian White 24.United States
6.4
55'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Hasal 1.Canada
D
Karifa Yao 12.Canada
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
M
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
6.4
76'
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
6.5
65'
F
R. Raposo 27.Canada
F
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
6.5
65'
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
6.6
55'

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

Vanni Sartini played with: Yohei Takaoka (6.4), Javain Brown (6.6), Mathías Laborda (6.1), Ranko Veselinović (6.5), Luís Martins (6.8), Julian Gressel (7.5), Andrés Cubas (7.1), Alessandro Schöpf (7.3), Pedro Vite (6.7), Ryan Gauld (6.5) and Brian White (6.4).

They had on the bench: Karifa Yao, Ryan Raposo, Tristan Blackmon, Ali Ahmed, Sebastian Berhalter (6.4), Cristián Dájome (6.5), Thomas Hasal, Russell Teibert (6.5) and Sergio Córdova (6.6).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: Brian White for Sergio Córdova (55′), P. Vite for Cristián Dájome (65′), Julian Gressel for Russell Teibert (65′) and Alessandro Schöpf for S. Berhalter (76′).

Best player: Julian Gressel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vancouver Whitecaps was Julian Gressel.

His rating is (7.5) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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