Vancouver Whitecaps beats Portland Timbers 3-2 with 2 goals from R. Gauld. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 3-2 thanks to R. Gauld who scored in the 13th and 60th minute.

By
John Ross
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Vancouver Whitecaps beats Portland Timbers 3-2 with 2 goals from R. Gauld. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Vancouver Whitecaps overcame Portland Timbers 3-2 thanks to R. Gauld who scored in the 13th and 60th minute. Portland Timbers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 22,674 spectators.​ The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the assistance of Jeremy Kieso and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.87 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Portland Timbers

2 - 3

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 123 Attack 50
  • 76 Dangerous attack 26
  • 102 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Portland Timbers had a superior ball possession 64% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portland Timbers was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Vancouver Whitecaps managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Portland Timbers shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Portland Timbers received 4 yellow cards (Franck Boli, Evander, Dairon Asprilla and Dario Župarić). Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps received 3 yellow cards (Yohei Takaoka, Andrés Cubas and Richie Laryea).

Match Timeline

13'
Ryan Gauld (goal)Brian White
Evander- Yellow
34'
36'
Brian White(goal)Ryan Gauld
Dario Zuparic- Yellow
51'
Felipe Mora(goal)Dairon Asprilla
53'
60'
Ryan Gauld (penalty)
62'
R. Raposo- sub ->Sam Adekugbe
Dairon Asprilla- Yellow
63'
65'
A. Cubas- Yellow
66'
66'
Santiago Moreno- sub ->Dairon Asprilla
66'
Antony- sub ->Cristhian Paredes
79'
79'
Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf
79'
Mathías Laborda- sub ->Javain Brown
Zac McGraw- sub ->Miguel Araujo
83'
Evander(goal)Sebastián Blanco
85'
89'
P. Vite- sub ->Richie Laryea
89'
Russell Teibert- sub ->Ryan Gauld
90'
90'
Yohei Takaoka- Yellow
35'

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, Portland Timbers will stay with 26 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 34 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
David Bingham 1.United States
6.0
D
M. Araujo 2.Peru
6.7
83'
D
Claudio Bravo  5.Argentina
6.1
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.7
51'
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
6.8
M
Evander 20.Brazil
6.8
34' Goals85'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
6.4
M
Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay
6.1
79'
F
Felipe Mora 9.Chile
7.7
66' Goals53'
F
Yimmi Chará 23.Colombia
6.4
66'
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
7.0
66' 63'
Substitutes
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
83'
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
M
Bryan Acosta   6.Honduras
F
Franck Boli 7.Ivory Coast
6.6
66' 90'
F
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
7.0
66'
F
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.3
66'
F
Antony 80.Brazil
6.4
79'

Portland Timbers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Giovanni Savarese decided to play with the following team: David Bingham (6.0), Juan Mosquera (6.8), Miguel Araujo (6.7), Dario Župarić (6.7), Claudio Bravo (6.1), Cristhian Paredes (6.1), Krzysztof Sierocki (6.4), Evander (6.8), Dairon Asprilla (7.0), Felipe Mora (7.7) and Yimmi Chará (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Bryan Acosta, Franck Boli (6.6), Sebastián Blanco (7.0), Eric Miller, Zac McGraw, Santiago Moreno (7.3), Aljaž Ivačič, Larrys Mabiala and Antony Alves (6.4).

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: Yimmi Chará for Sebastián Blanco (66′), Felipe Mora for Franck Boli (66′), Dairon Asprilla for Santiago Moreno (66′), Cristhian Paredes for Antony Alves (79′) and Miguel Araujo for Zac McGraw (83′).

Best player: Felipe Mora​

The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Felipe Mora.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
6.6
90'
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
7.5
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
7.0
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
7.0
79'
M
Sam Adekugbe 3.Canada
6.8
62'
M
Richie Laryea  7.Canada
8.1
89' 35'
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
6.4
79'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
7.0
65'
M
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
6.4
F
Brian White 24.United States
8.4
Goals36'
F
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
9.2
89' Goals13', 60'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
6.3
79'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
6.4
79'
M
Jean-Claude Ngando 26.Cameroon
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
6.7
62'
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
6.4
89'
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
89'
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
F
Simon Becher 29.United States

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

Vanni Sartini played with: Yohei Takaoka (6.6), Javain Brown (7.0), Ranko Veselinović (7.5), Tristan Blackmon (7.0), Andrés Cubas (7.0), Richie Laryea (8.1), Alessandro Schöpf (6.4), Ali Ahmed (6.4), Sam Adekugbe (6.8), Ryan Gauld (9.2) and Brian White (8.4).

They had on the bench: Mathías Laborda (6.3), Sergio Córdova, Sebastian Berhalter (6.4), Jean-Claude Ngando, Ryan Raposo (6.7), Simon Becher, Russell Teibert (6.4), Isaac Boehmer and Pedro Vite.

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: Sam Adekugbe for Ryan Raposo (62′), Alessandro Schöpf for Sebastian Berhalter (79′), Javain Brown for Mathías Laborda (79′), Richie Laryea for Pedro Vite (89′) and Ryan Gauld for Russell Teibert (89′).

Best player: Ryan Gauld​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 24 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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