Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Seattle Sounders with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Vancouver Whitecaps had a surprising win over Seattle Sounders with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Gauld (58') and a goal from B. White (71').

Mark Hall

April 22, 2024

SEATTLE. Vancouver Whitecaps had a surprising win over Seattle Sounders with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Gauld (58′) and a goal from B. White (71′). Vancouver Whitecaps was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Also, Seattle Sounders had 2 players sent off: Jackson Ragen (43′ for a red card) and Álex Roldán (74′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Lumen Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan with the help of Chris Elliott and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Elton Garcia. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.61 degrees Celsius or 58.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Seattle Sounders

0 - 2

Vancouver Whitecaps

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

8 Total 9
1 On Target 4
5 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 2

58 Attack 141
40 Dangerous attack 67
57 Ball safe 76

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

6 Total 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
2 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vancouver Whitecaps was in firm control of the ball 63% while Seattle Sounders was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the contest.

Seattle Sounders shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (Danny Musovski). Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps received 3 yellow cards (A. Cubas, Brian White and Ranko Veselinovic).

Match Timeline

Jackson Ragen- Red

43'

Jackson Ragen(VAR_CARD)

40'

45'

Ranko Veselinovic- Yellow

58'

Ryan Gauld (goal)Sam Adekugbe

Josh Atencio- sub ->João Paulo

63'

Damir Kreilach- sub ->Sam Adekugbe

Danny Musovski- sub ->Albert Rusnák

63'

71'

Brian White(goal)Tristan Blackmon

Danny Musovski- Yellow

70'

73'

Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf

73'

R. Raposo- sub ->P. Vite

Álex Roldán- Red

74'

79'

Brian White- Yellow

81'

J. Brown- sub ->Ali Ahmed

C. Baker- sub ->J. Morris

82'

86'

A. Cubas- Yellow

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Seattle Sounders stays with 6 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps will has 16 points to gain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Vancouver Whitecaps will play away against Los Angeles FC on the 10th of November with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders

Stefan Frei 24.United States

6.8

N. Tolo 5.Cameroon

7.0

Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador

6.1

74'

Jackson Ragen 25.United States

5.7

43'

Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia

6.5

João Paulo 6.Brazil

7.2

63'

Cristian Roldán 7.United States

7.0

Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia

7.5

63'

J. Morris 13.United States

6.8

82'

O. Vargas 18.United States

6.4

Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru

6.1

45'

Substitutes

Andrew Thomas 26.United States

Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador

6.2

45'

Jon Bell 15.Jamaica

C. Baker 33.United States

6.6

82'

Josh Atencio 8.United States

6.8

63'

Léo Chú 23.Brazil

Danny Leyva 75.United States

Dylan Teves 99.United States

Danny Musovski 17.United States

6.6

63'

70'

Seattle Sounders started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Frei (6.8), Álex Roldán (6.1), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (6.5), Jackson Ragen (5.7), N. Tolo (7.0), O. Vargas (6.4), João Paulo (7.2), Cristian Roldán (7.0), Albert Rusnák (7.5), J. Morris (6.8) and Raúl Ruidíaz (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Xavier Arreaga (6.2), Jon Bell, Danny Musovski (6.6), Léo Chú, Andrew Thomas, C. Baker (6.6), Danny Leyva, Dylan Teves and Josh Atencio (6.8).

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Raúl Ruidíaz for Xavier Arreaga (45′), João Paulo for Josh Atencio (63′), Albert Rusnák for Danny Musovski (63′) and J. Morris for C. Baker (82′).

Player of the match: Albert Rusnák

The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was Albert Rusnák.

His rating is 7.5 with 26 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps

Yohei Takaoka 1.Japan

7.5

Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia

7.0

45'

Tristan Blackmon 6.United States

7.6

Bjørn Inge Utvik 15.Norway

7.3

Sam Adekugbe 3.Canada

7.6

63'

Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria

7.2

73'

A. Cubas 20.Paraguay

7.3

86'

P. Vite 45.Ecuador

7.2

73'

Ali Ahmed 22.Canada

7.3

81'

Brian White 24.United States

7.3

79'

71'

Ryan Gauld 25.Scotland

8.4

81'

58'

Substitutes

I. Boehmer 32.Canada

Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay

J. Brown 23.Jamaica

6.8

81'

R. Raposo 7.Canada

6.8

73'

Ralph Priso 13.Canada

Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States

6.9

73'

Damir Kreilach 19.Croatia

6.8

63'

Levonte Johnson 28.Canada

Vancouver Whitecaps started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Vanni Sartini played with: Yohei Takaoka (7.5), Bjørn Inge Utvik (7.3), Ranko Veselinovic (7.0), Tristan Blackmon (7.6), Sam Adekugbe (7.6), A. Cubas (7.3), Alessandro Schöpf (7.2), P. Vite (7.2), Ryan Gauld (8.4), Brian White (7.3) and Ali Ahmed (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ralph Priso, Sebastian Berhalter (6.9), J. Brown (6.8), Levonte Johnson, I. Boehmer, J. Herdman (6.7), Mathías Laborda, R. Raposo (6.8) and Damir Kreilach (6.8).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: Sam Adekugbe for Damir Kreilach (63′), P. Vite for R. Raposo (73′), Alessandro Schöpf for Sebastian Berhalter (73′) and Ali Ahmed for J. Brown (81′).