Vancouver Whitecaps defeats Austin 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps beats Austin with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Gauld (7') and a goal from L. Cavallini (62').

By
Mark Hall
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Vancouver Whitecaps defeats Austin 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps beats Austin with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Gauld (7′) and a goal from L. Cavallini (62′). Austin was much superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

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 Timothy Ford with the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Ian McKay. The 4th official was Michael Radchuk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Vancouver Whitecaps

2 - 0

Team 1

Austin

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 3 Off Target 13
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 75 Attack 136
  • 23 Dangerous attack 63
  • 93 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Austin had a strong ball possession 69% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austin had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Vancouver Whitecaps managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Austin shot 13 times, 0 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (L. Cavallini and T. Blackmon). On the opposite side, Austin received 4 yellow cards (J. Romana, A. Ring, Felipe and J. Cascante).

Match Timeline

Ryan Gauld (goal)
7'
18'
57'
Alexander Ring- Yellow
59'
59'
59'
Ethan Finlay- sub ->E. Rigoni
62'
Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->A. Cubas
65'
73'
73'
85'
85'
R. Raposo- sub ->Ryan Gauld
85'
Tristan Blackmon- Yellow
90'
90'
Julio Cascante- Yellow
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 this match, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 43 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Austin will stay with 55 points to sit 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 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).

Austin will host Colorado Rapids on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Thomas Hasal 1.Canada
7.4
D
Ranko Veselinovic 4.Serbia
7.0
D
J. Nerwinski 28.United States
6.7
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
7.0
90'
M
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
7.0
M
Julian Gressel 19.Germany
7.0
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
6.9
85'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
6.8
65'
F
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
9.4
85' Goals7'
F
Brian White 24.United States
6.2
59'
F
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
8.0
Substitutes
G
C. Cropper 55.USA
D
M. Godinho 2.Canada
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
6.8
65'
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
85'
M
Leonard Owusu 17.Ghana
85'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
7.3
59' 90' Goals62'
F
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
F
T. Ricketts 87.Canada

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

The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Thomas Hasal (7.4), Jakob Nerwiński (6.7), Ranko Veselinović (7.0), Tristan Blackmon (7.0), Julian Gressel (7.0), Andrés Cubas (6.8), Russell Teibert (6.9), Luís Martins (7.0), Pedro Vite (8.0), Brian White (6.2) and Ryan Gauld (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Cavallini (7.3), Cody Cropper, Cristián Dájome, Sebastian Berhalter (6.8), Marcus Godinho, Ryan Raposo, Javain Brown, Leonard Owusu and Tosaint Ricketts.

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: B. White for L. Cavallini (59′), A. Cubas for S. Berhalter (65′), R. Gauld for R. Raposo (85′) and R. Teibert for L. Owusu (85′).

Best player: Ryan Gauld​

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

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 17 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 1.United States
7.4
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
6.8
90'
D
Jhohan Romaña 3.Colombia
6.6
18'
D
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
6.2
D
Héctor Jiménez 16.United States
6.3
59'
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
6.6
73' 57'
M
Diego Fagúndez 14.Uruguay
7.3
M
Daniel Pereira 6.Venezuela
6.6
85'
M
Emiliano Rigoni 77.Argentina
6.8
59'
M
Sebastián Driussi  7.Argentina
6.4
F
Maximiliano Urruti  37.Argentina
6.5
73'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 31.United States
D
Zan Kolmanic 23.Slovenia
D
Kipp Keller 15.United States
D
Nick Lima 24.United States
6.9
59'
M
Felipe Martins 22.Brazil
6.8
73' 90'
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.4
59'
M
Jhojan Valencia 5.Colombia
F
M. Djitté 2.Senegal
6.4
73'
F
Rodney Redes 11.Paraguay
85'

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

Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver (7.4), Héctor Jimenez (6.3), Julio Cascante (6.8), Jhohan Romaña (6.6), Jon Gallagher (6.2), Alexander Ring (6.6), Daniel Pereira Gil (6.6), Emiliano Rigoni (6.8), Sebastián Driussi (6.4), Diego Fagúndez (7.3) and Maximiliano Urruti (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Moussa Djitté (6.4), Felipe Martins (6.8), Rodney Redes, Žan Kolmanič, Kipp Keller, Ethan Finlay (6.4), Andrew Tarbell, Jhojan Valencia and Nick Lima (6.9).

Substitutions

Austin made 5 changes: H. Jimenez for N. Lima (59′), E. Rigoni for E. Finlay (59′), M. Urruti for M. K. Djitte (73′), A. Ring for Felipe (73′) and D. Pereira for R. Redes (86′).

Best player: Brad Stuver​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 7.41. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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