VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps liquidates Toronto 4-0 with goals of Brian White (6′), Fafà Picault (29′), Ryan Gauld  (81′) and Ranko Veselinovic (89′).

The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan assisted by Jason White and Adam Wienckowski. The 4th official was Renzo Villanueva. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.07 degrees Celsius or 46.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Vancouver Whitecaps

4 - 0

Toronto

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 0
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 74 Attack 126
  • 41 Dangerous attack 58
  • 93 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 18
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Vancouver Whitecaps was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Toronto that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Toronto had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Vancouver Whitecaps found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Toronto shot 7 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (Alessandro Schöpf and A. Cubas). On the opposite side, Toronto received 5 yellow cards (Kevin Long, Alonso Coello, Federico Bernardeschi, Deybi Flores and Tyrese Spicer).

Match Timeline

Brian White(goal)
6'
Fafà Picault(goal)Alessandro Schöpf
29'
45'
Tyrese Spicer- Yellow
46'
Kosi Thompson- sub ->Shane O\'Neill
A. Cubas- Yellow
53'
54'
Deybi Flores- Yellow
R. Raposo- sub ->Ali Ahmed
62'
65'
Alonso Coello- sub ->Matty Longstaff
69'
Alonso Coello- Yellow
71'
Prince Osei Owusu- sub ->Deybi Flores
Tristan Blackmon- sub ->Bjørn Inge Utvik
72'
Sam Adekugbe- sub ->P. Vite
73'
78'
Kevin Long- Yellow
Ryan Gauld (goal)A. Cubas
81'
79'
Ayo Akinola- sub ->Nicksoen Gomis
79'
Cassius Mailula- sub ->Deandre Kerr
Alessandro Schöpf- Yellow
83'
Levonte Johnson- sub ->Ryan Gauld
85'
Ralph Priso- sub ->A. Cubas
85'
Ranko Veselinovic(goal)R. Raposo
89'
90'
Federico Bernardeschi- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
27
13
Cincinnati
24
12
New York RB
20
12
Toronto
19
12
New York City
17
12
Charlotte
17
12
DC United
17
12
Columbus Crew
15
11
Philadelphia Union
14
11
Atlanta United
12
11
Orlando City
12
11
CF Montréal
12
11
Nashville SC
11
11
Chicago Fire
10
12
New England
7
11

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
22
12
Minnesota United
20
10
LA Galaxy
20
12
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
11
Los Angeles FC
18
12
Colorado Rapids
18
12
Houston Dynamo
17
11
Austin
16
12
St. Louis City
16
11
Seattle Sounders
13
12
Dallas
11
11
Sporting KC
11
12
SJ Earthquakes
10
12
Portland Timbers
10
12

After playing this contest, Vancouver Whitecaps has 13 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Toronto will stays with 10 points like Atlanta United and DC United to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will play away against 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
G
Yohei Takaoka 1.Japan
8.2
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
7.7
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
8.5
89'
D
Bjørn Inge Utvik 15.Norway
7.1
72'
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
8.1
83'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
7.5
85' 53'
M
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
7.0
62'
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
7.0
73'
F
Fafà Picault 11.Haiti
8.1
29'
F
Brian White 24.United States
7.3
6'
F
Ryan Gauld 25.Scotland
7.5
85' 81'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Sam Adekugbe 3.Canada
7.3
73'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.8
72'
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
M
R. Raposo 7.Canada
7.5
62'
M
Ralph Priso 13.Canada
6.3
85'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
M
Damir Kreilach 19.Croatia
F
Levonte Johnson 28.Canada
6.8
85'

Vancouver Whitecaps adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka (8.2), Mathías Laborda (7.7), Ranko Veselinovic (8.5), Bjørn Inge Utvik (7.1), Ali Ahmed (7.0), A. Cubas (7.5), P. Vite (7.0), Alessandro Schöpf (8.1), Ryan Gauld  (7.5), Brian White (7.3) and Fafà Picault (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Adekugbe (7.3), Ralph Priso (6.3), Sebastian Berhalter, Damir Kreilach, J. Brown, Levonte Johnson (6.8), I. Boehmer, Tristan Blackmon (6.8) and R. Raposo (7.5).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: Ryan Gauld  for Levonte Johnson (85′), Ali Ahmed for R. Raposo (62′), P. Vite for Sam Adekugbe (73′), Bjørn Inge Utvik for Tristan Blackmon (72′) and A. Cubas for Ralph Priso (85′).

Player of the match: Ranko Veselinovic​

The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ranko Veselinovic.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 61 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.

Toronto – Formation

Toronto
G
Sean Johnson 1.United States
6.3
D
Kevin Long 5.Republic of Ireland
6.8
78'
D
Nicksoen Gomis 15.France
6.3
79'
D
Shane O'Neill 27.United States
6.7
46'
M
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 7.Canada
6.4
M
Matty Longstaff 8.England
7.0
65'
M
Federico Bernardeschi 10.Italy
7.5
90'
M
Tyrese Spicer 16.Trinidad and Tobago
6.6
45'
M
Deybi Flores 20.Honduras
6.3
71' 54'
M
Jonathan Osorio 21.Canada
7.3
F
Deandre Kerr 29.Canada
7.0
79'
Substitutes
G
Luka Gavran 90.Canada
D
Aimé Mabika 6.Zambia
D
Sigurd Rosted 17.Norway
D
K. Franklin 19.Canada
M
Alonso Coello 14.Spain
6.3
65' 69'
M
Kosi Thompson 47.Canada
6.6
46'
F
Ayo Akinola 9.Canada
7.0
79'
F
Cassius Mailula 12.South Africa
6.4
79'
F
Prince Osei Owusu 99.Germany
6.4
71'

Also Toronto adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

John Herdman played with: Sean Johnson (6.3), Shane O’Neill (6.7), Kevin Long (6.8), Nicksoen Gomis (6.3), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (6.4), Matty Longstaff (7.0), Deybi Flores (6.3), Tyrese Spicer (6.6), Deandre Kerr (7.0), Federico Bernardeschi (7.5) and Jonathan Osorio  (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aimé Mabika, Ayo Akinola (7.0), Cassius Mailula (6.4), K. Franklin, Kosi Thompson (6.6), Luka Gavran, Prince Osei Owusu (6.4), Sigurd Rosted and Alonso Coello (6.3).

Substitutions

Toronto made 5 changes: Shane O’Neill for Kosi Thompson (46′), Matty Longstaff for Alonso Coello (65′), Deybi Flores for Prince Osei Owusu (71′), Deandre Kerr for Cassius Mailula (79′) and Nicksoen Gomis for Ayo Akinola (79′).

Player of the match: Federico Bernardeschi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Toronto was Federico Bernardeschi.

His rating is 7.5 with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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