Vancouver Whitecaps recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Toronto 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TORONTO. Vancouver Whitecaps was capable to reverse the scoreline against Toronto to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Vancouver Whitecaps recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Toronto 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TORONTO. Vancouver Whitecaps succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Toronto to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Toronto to strike first with a goal of Deandre Kerr at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Brian White gave the win to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 66′ minute. Toronto lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Sunday and it started at 9:30 am local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan with the collaboration of Jeffrey Greeson and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.11 degrees Celsius or 79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Toronto

1 - 2

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 103 Attack 92
  • 32 Dangerous attack 59
  • 60 Ball safe 39
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Toronto had a strong ball possession 57% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the match.​

Toronto shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Toronto received 1 yellow card (Raoul Petretta). Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps received 3 yellow cards (Pedro Vite, Javain Brown and Sebastian Berhalter).

Match Timeline

32'
Sebastian Berhalter- Yellow
Deandre Kerr(goal)Lorenzo Insigne
50'
56'
Tristan Blackmon(goal)Ryan Raposo
58'
P. Vite- sub ->Sebastian Berhalter
60'
P. Vite- Yellow
66'
Brian White(goal)Ryan Gauld
67'
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty- sub ->Kobe Franklin
67'
Raoul Petretta- Yellow
76'
Shane O'Neill- sub ->Jonathan Osorio
79'
C.J. Sapong- sub ->Deandre Kerr
79'
80'
J. Brown- sub ->Ryan Raposo
80'
87'
J. Brown- Yellow
90'
Levonte Johnson- sub ->Richie Laryea
90'
Russell Teibert- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf

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 playing this match, Toronto will stay with 22 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 41 points like Seattle Sounders to go down in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Toronto will host Orlando City on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

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

Toronto – Formation

Toronto
G
T. Romero 30.El Salvador
7.5
D
Michael Bradley 4.United States
7.0
D
Sigurd Rosted 17.Norway
6.8
D
K. Franklin 19.Canada
6.3
67'
D
Raoul Petretta 28.Italy
6.4
76'
M
Franco Ibarra 5.Argentina
6.6
67'
M
Jonathan Osorio  21.Canada
7.0
79'
M
Alonso Coello 52.Spain
7.0
80'
F
Federico Bernardeschi 10.Italy
7.5
F
Lorenzo Insigne 24.Italy
7.3
F
Deandre Kerr 29.Canada
7.3
79' Goals50'
Substitutes
G
Luka Gavran 90.Canada
D
Aimé Mabika 6.Zambia
D
Shane O'Neill 27.United States
7.0
79'
M
Víctor Vázquez 8.Spain
7.0
80'
M
Latif Blessing 11.Ghana
6.4
67'
M
Brandon Servania 23.United States
M
Themi Antonoglou 81.Canada
F
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 7.Canada
6.4
67'
F
C.J. Sapong 9.United States
6.4
79'

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

The manager Terry Dunfield decided to play with the following team: Tomás Romero (7.5), Kobe Franklin (6.3), Sigurd Rosted (6.8), Michael Bradley (7.0), Raoul Petretta (6.4), Franco Ibarra (6.6), Alonso Coello (7.0), Jonathan Osorio (7.0), Federico Bernardeschi (7.5), Deandre Kerr (7.3) and Lorenzo Insigne (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Aimé Mabika, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (6.4), Víctor Vázquez (7.0), C.J. Sapong (6.4), Latif Blessing (6.4), Brandon Servania, Shane O’Neill (7.0), Themi Antonoglou and Luka Gavran.

Substitutions

Toronto made 5 changes: Franco Ibarra for Latif Blessing (67′), Alonso Coello for Víctor Vázquez (80′), Jonathan Osorio for Shane O’Neill (79′), Deandre Kerr for C.J. Sapong (79′) and Kobe Franklin for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (67′).

Best player: Federico Bernardeschi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Federico Bernardeschi.

His rating is (7.5) with 35 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
6.4
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
6.7
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
6.4
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
7.9
Goals56'
M
Richie Laryea  7.Canada
7.0
90'
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
7.5
90'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
6.7
58' 32'
M
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
7.0
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
7.9
80'
F
Brian White 24.United States
7.5
Goals66'
F
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
9.1
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Karifa Yao 12.Canada
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.4
80' 87'
M
Junior Hoilett 11.Canada
M
Jean-Claude Ngando 26.Cameroon
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
90'
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
7.1
58' 60'
F
Levonte Johnson 28.Canada
90'
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 (6.4), Mathías Laborda (6.7), Ranko Veselinović (6.4), Tristan Blackmon (7.9), Sebastian Berhalter (6.7), Richie Laryea (7.0), Alessandro Schöpf (7.5), Ali Ahmed (7.0), Ryan Raposo (7.9), Ryan Gauld (9.1) and Brian White (7.5).

They had on the bench: Junior Hoilett, Karifa Yao, Javain Brown (6.4), Jean-Claude Ngando, Levonte Johnson, Simon Becher, Russell Teibert, Isaac Boehmer and Pedro Vite (7.1).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: Richie Laryea for Levonte Johnson (90′), Ryan Raposo for Javain Brown (80′), Sebastian Berhalter for Pedro Vite (58′) and Alessandro Schöpf for Russell Teibert (90′).

Best player: Ryan Gauld​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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