VANCOUVER. Nashville SC was finally too strong for Vancouver Whitecaps with the goal of R. Leal (19′), J. Maher (23′) and J. Maher (49′).

D. McCarty missed a penalty (90′) for Nashville SC.​

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 Jon Freemon who had the assistance of Felisha Mariscal and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Fabrizio Stasolla. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Vancouver Whitecaps

0 - 3

Nashville SC

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 12 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 108 Attack 108
  • 44 Dangerous attack 24
  • 85 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Vancouver Whitecaps was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Nashville SC that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Nashville SC was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (J. Brown and T. Blackmon). On the opposite side, Nashville SC received 3 yellow cards (T. Washinghton, S. Davis and D. Lovitz).

(Vancouver Whitecaps) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (53′).

Match Timeline

19'
Randall Leal(goal)A. Godoy
23'
Jack Maher(goal)H. Mukhtar
J. Brown- Yellow
36'
Tristan Blackmon- Yellow
44'
46'
46'
49'
Jack Maher(goal)
53'
63'
Taylor Washington- Yellow
65'
Jacob Shaffelburg- sub ->R. Leal
66'
Luke Haakenson- sub ->H. Mukhtar
P. Vite- sub ->A. Schopf
66'
66'
73'
76'
Sean Davis- Yellow
78'
Daniel Lovitz- sub ->E. Zubak
78'
Tah Anunga- sub ->A. Godoy
85'
90'
90'
Daniel Lovitz- Yellow

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 encounter, Vancouver Whitecaps will stay with 34 points like LA Galaxy to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC will have 39 points like Real Salt Lake to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will play away against Minnesota United on the 9th of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).

Nashville SC will play away agasint Los Angeles FC on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Thomas Hasal 1.Canada
6.2
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
6.2
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.9
66' 36'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.7
44'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
7.0
46'
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
6.3
46'
M
Julian Gressel 19.Germany
7.0
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
6.4
F
Brian White 24.United States
6.3
73'
F
Ryan Gauld 25.Scotland
7.5
F
Alessandro Schöpf 18.Austria
6.6
66'
Substitutes
G
C. Cropper 55.USA
D
M. Godinho 2.Canada
6.7
66'
D
J. Nerwinski 28.United States
D
F. Jungwirth 26.Germany
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
6.8
66'
F
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
6.2
46'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
3.6
46' 53'
F
T. Ricketts 87.Canada
6.2
73'

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: Thomas Hasal (6.2), Javain Brown (6.9), Ranko Veselinović (6.2), Tristan Blackmon (6.7), Julian Gressel (7.0), Andrés Cubas (6.4), Sebastian Berhalter (7.0), Ryan Raposo (6.3), Alessandro Schöpf (6.6), Ryan Gauld (7.5) and Brian White (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cristián Dájome (6.2), Marcus Godinho (6.7), Jakob Nerwiński, Russell Teibert, Cody Cropper, Pedro Vite (6.8), Lucas Cavallini (3.6), Florian Jungwirth and Tosaint Ricketts (6.2).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: R. Raposo for L. Cavallini (46′), S. Berhalter for C. Dajome (46′), A. Schopf for P. Vite (66′), J. Brown for M. Godinho (66′) and B. White for T. Ricketts (73′).

Best player: Ryan Gauld​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.

His rating is (7.5) with 44 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC
G
Joe Willis 1.United States
7.0
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
7.3
D
Dave Romney 4.United States
7.1
D
Jack Maher 5.United States
10.0
23', 49'
M
Taylor Washington 23.United States
6.5
63'
M
Aníbal Godoy 20.Panama
7.2
78'
M
Alex Muyl 19.United States
6.8
M
Sean Davis 54.United States
7.0
85' 76'
F
H. Mukhtar 10.Germany
7.1
66'
F
Randall Leal 8.Costa Rica
7.6
65' 19'
F
Ethan Zubak 11.United States
7.3
78'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Panicco 30.United States
D
Ahmed Longmire 21.United States
D
Daniel Lovitz 2.United States
6.1
78' 90'
D
Shaq Moore 18.United States
D
W. Zimmerman 25.United States
M
Luke Haakenson 26.United States
6.4
66'
M
Dax McCarty 6.United States
5.8
85'
M
Tah Anunga 27.Cameroon
6.4
78'
F
Jacob Shaffelburg 14.Canada
6.8
65'

Nashville SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Gary Smith played with: Joe Willis (7.0), Eric Miller (7.3), Jack Maher (10.0), Dave Romney (7.1), Alex Muyl (6.8), Aníbal Godoy (7.2), Sean Davis (7.0), Taylor Washington (6.5), Randall Leal (7.6), Ethan Zubak (7.3) and Hany Mukhtar (7.1).

They had on the bench: Luke Haakenson (6.4), Dax McCarty (5.8), Ahmed Longmire, Daniel Lovitz (6.1), Elliot Panicco, Jacob Shaffelburg (6.8), Tah Anunga (6.4), Shaq Moore and Walker Zimmerman.

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 5 changes: R. Leal for J. Shaffelburg (65′), H. Mukhtar for L. Haakenson (66′), E. Zubak for D. Lovitz (78′), A. Godoy for B. Anunga (78′) and S. Davis for D. McCarty (85′).

Best player: Randall Leal​

The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Randall Leal.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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