VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps overcome Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the assistance of Michael Barwegen and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.63 degrees Celsius or 52.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 5 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 89 Attack 137
- 36 Dangerous attack 50
- 80 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Portland Timbers was in firm control of the ball 56% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portland Timbers had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Vancouver Whitecaps succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Vancouver Whitecaps shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (Sam Adekugbe and A. Cubas). Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Vancouver Whitecaps has 10 points like Real Salt Lake, Minnesota United and Houston Dynamo to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers will stays with 7 points like St. Louis City and Los Angeles FC to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will play away with Los Angeles FC on the 10th of November with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation
Vancouver Whitecaps
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Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka , Mathías Laborda , Ranko Veselinovic , Tristan Blackmon , Alessandro Schöpf , A. Cubas , P. Vite , Ali Ahmed , Fafà Picault , Ryan Gauld and Damir Kreilach .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Adekugbe , Belal Halbouni, Ralph Priso, Bjørn Inge Utvik , Sebastian Berhalter , Levonte Johnson , I. Boehmer, J. Brown and R. Raposo .
Substitutions
Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: Damir Kreilach for Levonte Johnson (64′), Mathías Laborda for Bjørn Inge Utvik (71′), Ali Ahmed for Sam Adekugbe (80′), Alessandro Schöpf for R. Raposo (81′) and P. Vite for Sebastian Berhalter (81′).
Player of the match: Fafà Picault
The player that probably impressed the most for Vancouver Whitecaps was Fafà Picault.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Phil Neville played with: Maxime Crépeau , J. Mosquera , Zac McGraw , Kamal Miller , Eric Miller , Cristhian Paredes , Krzysztof Sierocki , Santiago Moreno , Evander , Antony and Jonathan Rodríguez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Araujo, Felipe Mora , Dario Zuparic , David Ayala, Dairon Asprilla , J. Pantemis, Nathan Fogaça and Eryk Williamson .
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: Santiago Moreno for Dairon Asprilla (83′), Zac McGraw for Dario Zuparic (46′), Antony for Felipe Mora (64′), Cristhian Paredes for Eryk Williamson (64′) and Eric Miller for Nathan Fogaça (90′).
Player of the match: Evander
The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Evander.
His rating is with 1 goal, 77 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – Dallas – 2-1
- Houston Dynamo – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1
- Nashville SC – Columbus Crew – 2-2
- Real Salt Lake – St. Louis City – 3-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Portland Timbers – 3-2
- LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders – 1-0
- Atlanta United – Chicago Fire – 3-0
