Vancouver Whitecaps recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Houston Dynamo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps found a way to turn the tables against Houston Dynamo to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Vancouver Whitecaps recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Houston Dynamo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps found a way to reverse the scoreline against Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. It was Houston Dynamo to strike first with an early goal of F. Picault at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 89′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Cavallini gave the win to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos with the help of Stefan Tanaka-Freundt and Corey Rockwell. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

2 - 1

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 115 Attack 91
  • 62 Dangerous attack 39
  • 81 Ball safe 119
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 55% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the match​.

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (L. Cavallini and R. Gauld). Talking about the opposition, Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (H. Herrera).

Match Timeline

Fafà Picault(goal)S. Junqua
6'
53'
H. Herrera- Yellow
57'
57'
Ali Ahmed- sub ->R. Teibert
69'
69'
72'
Griffin Dorsey- sub ->D. Quintero
72'
A. Carrasquilla- sub ->S. Ferreira
78'
Ryan Gauld - Yellow
81'
82'
83'
Ethan Bartlow- sub ->T. Ulfarsson
83'
89'
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

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 4-3 head to head in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).

Houston Dynamo will host LA Galaxy on the 9th of October with a 14-13 head to head stats in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
C. Cropper 55.USA
6.9
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
7.4
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.8
82'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.8
69'
M
Julian Gressel 19.Germany
6.8
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
7.1
69'
M
Leonard Owusu 17.Ghana
6.4
57'
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
7.3
F
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
7.3
81'
F
T. Ricketts 87.Canada
6.2
F
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.6
57'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 60.Canada
D
J. Nerwinski 28.United States
6.5
69'
M
Janio Bikel 15.Guinea-Bissau
M
Michael Baldisimo 33.Canada
6.6
57'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
M
Alessandro Schöpf 18.Austria
F
Ali Ahmed 29.Canada
7.4
69'
F
Simon Becher 29.United States
82' Goals89'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
7.2
57' 78' Goals90'

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: Cody Cropper (6.9), Javain Brown (6.8), Ranko Veselinović (7.4), Tristan Blackmon (6.8), Julian Gressel (6.8), Russell Teibert (7.1), Leonard Owusu (6.4), Ryan Raposo (7.3), Pedro Vite (6.6), Ryan Gauld (7.3) and Tosaint Ricketts (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Janio Bikel, Simon Becher (7.4), Michael Baldisimo (6.6), Simon Becher, Sebastian Berhalter, Lucas Cavallini (7.2), Isaac Boehmer, Alessandro Schöpf, Jakob Nerwiński (6.5) and Ali Ahmed.

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: P. Vite for L. Cavallini (57′), L. Owusu for M. Baldisimo (57′), R. Teibert for A. Ahmed (69′), T. Blackmon for J. Nerwinski (69′) and J. Brown for S. Becher (82′).

Best player: Ranko Veselinović​

The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ranko Veselinović even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 48 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.1
D
Zarek Valentin 4.Puerto Rico
7.3
83'
D
Daniel Steres 2.United States
7.1
D
T. Parker 5.United States
6.9
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
8.1
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
7.3
53'
M
Darwin Cerén 24.El Salvador
7.4
M
Fafà Picault 10.Haiti
7.1
Goals6'
M
C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia
7.6
72'
M
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland
6.9
83'
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay
6.4
72'
Substitutes
G
Michael Nelson 26.United States
D
Zeca 37.Brazil
5.9
83'
D
Ethan Bartlow 13.United States
6.3
83'
M
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
6.3
72'
M
Memo Rodríguez 8.United States
M
Marcelo Palomino 27.United States
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.6
72'
M
Corey Baird 11.United States
F
Roberto Avila 14.United States

Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura played with: Steve Clark (6.1), Zarek Valentin (7.3), Tim Parker (6.9), Daniel Steres (7.1), Sam Junqua (8.1), Héctor Herrera (7.3), Darwin Cerén (7.4), Þorleifur Úlfarsson (6.9), Darwin Quintero (7.6), Fafà Picault (7.1) and Sebastián Ferreira (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Griffin Dorsey (6.3), Zeca (5.9), Memo Rodríguez, Roberto Avila, Marcelo Palomino, Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.6), Corey Baird, Ethan Bartlow (6.3) and Michael Nelson.

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: D. Quintero for G. Dorsey (72′), S. Ferreira for A. Carrasquilla (72′), T. Ulfarsson for E. Bartlow (83′) and Z. Valentin for Zeca (83′).

Best player: Sam Junqua​

The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Sam Junqua.

His rating is (8.1) with 56 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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