Vancouver Whitecaps tops Los Angeles FC 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Cubas. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps snatched a late win Los Angeles FC 1-0 after A. Cubas scored just 1 goal (89').

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Luke Meyer
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Vancouver Whitecaps tops Los Angeles FC 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Cubas. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps snatched a late win Los Angeles FC 1-0 after A. Cubas scored just 1 goal (89′). Los Angeles FC lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the support of Jeffrey Greeson and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Timothy Ford. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

1 - 0

Team 1

Los Angeles FC

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 12 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 99
  • 53 Dangerous attack 43
  • 68 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Los Angeles FC had a strong ball possession 58% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the match​.

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (L. Cavallini and R. Gauld). Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (J. Murillo and M. Fall).

Match Timeline

27'
39'
Jesús Murillo- Yellow
46'
Eddie Segura- sub ->J. Murillo
46'
Ryan Gauld - Yellow
55'
66'
Ilie Sánchez - sub ->K. Acosta
66'
P. Vite- sub ->R. Raposo
68'
77'
Luís Martins- sub ->M. Godinho
85'
85'
88'
Mamadou Fall- Yellow
A. Cubas(goal)
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After playing this match, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 24 points like Minnesota United to remain in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Los Angeles FC will stay with 36 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will play away with Minnesota United on the 9th of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Los Angeles FC will host Nashville SC on the 9th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
C. Cropper 55.USA
6.6
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
7.4
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.7
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.9
M
M. Godinho 2.Canada
6.8
85'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
7.8
Goals89'
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
7.3
68'
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
7.0
F
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
7.3
90' 55'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
6.6
46' 27'
F
Brian White 24.United States
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 60.Canada
D
F. Jungwirth 26.Germany
90'
D
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
6.8
85'
D
Érik Godoy  22.Argentina
D
J. Nerwinski 28.United States
M
Leonard Owusu 17.Ghana
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.8
68'
F
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
7.0
46'
F
T. Ricketts 87.Canada
6.6
85'

Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: L. Cavallini for C. Dajome (46′), R. Raposo for P. Vite (68′), M. Godinho for L. Martins (85′), B. White for T. Ricketts (85′) and R. Gauld for F. Jungwirth (90′).

Los Angeles FC – Formation

Los Angeles FC
G
Maxime Crépeau 16.Canada
6.6
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
7.1
90'
D
Jesús Murillo 3.Colombia
7.0
46' 39'
D
Mamadou Fall 5.Senegal
7.1
88'
M
R. Hollingshead 24.United States
7.0
M
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
6.6
M
Kellyn Acosta 23.United States
6.9
66'
M
Francisco Ginella 8.Uruguay
7.1
M
Latif Blessing 7.Ghana
6.7
F
Cristian Arango  9.Colombia
6.8
77'
F
Danny Musovski 29.United States
6.5
66'
Substitutes
G
John McCarthy 77.United States
D
Eddie Segura 4.Colombia
6.2
46'
M
Ilie Sánchez  6.Spain
6.3
66'
F
Danny Trejo 31.Mexico
6.4
77'
F
Cal Jennings 26.United States
90'
F
K. Opoku 22.Ghana
6.1
66'

Los Angeles FC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Steven Cherundolo played with: .

Los Angeles FC could not rely on the presence of E. Segura (injured) and D. Trejo (injured).

Substitutions

Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: J. Murillo for E. Segura (46′), K. Acosta for I. Sanchez (66′), D. Musovski for K. Opoku (66′), C. Arango for D. Trejo (77′) and S. Ibeagha for C. Jennings (90′).

Results of the day

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