SANDY. Real Salt Lake was capable to turn the tables against Vancouver Whitecaps to win 2-1. It was Vancouver Whitecaps to strike first with a goal of Brian White at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Justen Glad gave the win to Real Salt Lake in the 65′ minute.
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 19,243 spectators. The referee was Malik Badawi who was helped by Corey Parker and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Rosendo Mendoza. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.17 degrees Celsius or 73.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 17%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 10 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 83
- 46 Dangerous attack 38
- 91 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Real Salt Lake was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Vancouver Whitecaps that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Salt Lake won the match.
Real Salt Lake shot 15 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 3 yellow cards (Brayan Vera, Andrew Brody and Nelson Palacio). Talking about the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps received 1 yellow card (Sam Adekugbe).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Real Salt Lake will have 43 points like Houston Dynamo to drop in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps will stay with 41 points to go up in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake will play away against Colorado Rapids on the 22nd of October with a 28-15 head to head record in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
65'
68'
90'
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni decided to play with the following team: Zac MacMath , Emeka Eneli , Justen Glad , Brayan Vera , Bryan Oviedo , Andres Gomez , Nelson Palacio , Jasper Loffelsend , Diego Luna , Daniel Musovski and Cristian Arango .
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Brody , Braian Ojeda , Damir Kreilach, Rubio Rubin , Maikel Chang, Bode Davis , Anderson Julio , Kevon Lambert and Gavin Beavers.
Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of Braian Ojeda (injured).
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: Jasper Loffelsend for Braian Ojeda (31′), Bryan Oviedo for Andrew Brody (68′), Daniel Musovski for Anderson Julio (68′), Cristian Arango for Bode Davis (85′) and Diego Luna for Rubio Rubin (85′).
Best player: Brayan Vera
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Salt Lake was Brayan Vera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Vanni Sartini played with: Yohei Takaoka , Javain Brown , Ranko Veselinović , Tristan Blackmon , Andrés Cubas , Richie Laryea , Alessandro Schöpf , Pedro Vite , Ryan Raposo , Brian White and Ryan Gauld .
These were the players on the bench: Mathías Laborda, Sam Adekugbe , Junior Hoilett , Sebastian Berhalter, Ali Ahmed , Jean-Claude Ngando, Simon Becher , Russell Teibert and Isaac Boehmer.
Vancouver Whitecaps could not rely on the presence of Ali Ahmed (injured).
Substitutions
Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: Pedro Vite for Junior Hoilett (62′), Javain Brown for Simon Becher (78′), Alessandro Schöpf for Ali Ahmed (69′) and Ryan Raposo for Sam Adekugbe (70′).
Best player: Ryan Gauld
The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.
His rating is with 39 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- SJ Earthquakes – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Colorado Rapids – 3-2
- Real Salt Lake – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Minnesota United – St. Louis City – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Dallas – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – New England – 2-2
- New York City – Toronto – 3-0
