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
- 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
Standings
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Western Conference
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 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
, Javain Brown , Ranko Veselinović , Tristan Blackmon , Julian Gressel , Russell Teibert , Leonard Owusu , Ryan Raposo , Pedro Vite , Ryan Gauld and Tosaint Ricketts .The home team had on the bench: Janio Bikel, Simon Becher
, Michael Baldisimo , Simon Becher, Sebastian Berhalter, Lucas Cavallini , Isaac Boehmer, Alessandro Schöpf, Jakob Nerwiński 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
with 48 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura played with: Steve Clark
, Zarek Valentin , Tim Parker , Daniel Steres , Sam Junqua , Héctor Herrera , Darwin Cerén , Þorleifur Úlfarsson , Darwin Quintero , Fafà Picault and Sebastián Ferreira .The following players were sitting on the bench: Griffin Dorsey
, Zeca , Memo Rodríguez, Roberto Avila, Marcelo Palomino, Adalberto Carrasquilla , Corey Baird, Ethan Bartlow 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
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.
- Orlando City – New England – 0-3
- Montreal Impact – Inter Miami – 2-2
- DC United – New York RB – 0-0
- Charlotte – Chicago Fire – 2-3
- Atlanta United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Cincinnati – Philadelphia Union – 3-1
- Columbus Crew – New York City – 3-2