SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United overcomes Vancouver Whitecaps with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Fragapane (17′) and a goal from J. Gonzalez (77′).

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul. The referee was Allen Chapman assisted by Ian Anderson and Cory Richardson. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Vancouver Whitecaps that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minnesota United won the match​.

Minnesota United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (W. Trapp). Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps received 1 yellow card (R. Gauld).

Standings

After playing this match, Minnesota United will have 48 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps will stay with 43 points like Colorado Rapids to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away against Dallas on the 18th of October with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Minnesota United – Formation

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

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair (8.3), D.J. Taylor (6.8), Michael Boxall (6.9), Brent Kallman (7.4), Kemar Lawrence (6.8), Robin Lod (7.3), Wil Trapp (6.9), Mender García (6.3), Emanuel Reynoso (6.7), Franco Fragapane (8.0) and Luis Amarilla (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Gonzalez (7.4), Callum Montgomery, Niko Hansen, Nabilai Kibunguchy, Joseph Rosales (6.4), Oniel David Fisher, Alan Benítez, Abu Danladi and Tyler Miller.

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 3 changes: M. Garcia Torres for J. Gonzalez (58′), R. Lod for J. Rosales (74′) and F. Fragapane for A. Benitez (79′).

Best player: Dayne St. Clair​

The most impressive player for Minnesota United was the goalkeeper: Dayne St. Clair. His rating is 8.32. He performed 6 saves.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

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

Vanni Sartini played with: Thomas Hasal (6.2), Jakob Nerwiński (7.0), Ranko Veselinović (6.9), Tristan Blackmon (7.1), Luís Martins (6.4), Russell Teibert (6.4), Andrés Cubas (7.7), Julian Gressel (7.0), Ryan Gauld (7.4), Pedro Vite (7.0) and Brian White (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Marcus Godinho, Leonard Owusu (6.7), Cody Cropper, Javain Brown, Lucas Cavallini (6.8), Cristián Dájome (6.8), Tosaint Ricketts, Ryan Raposo and Sebastian Berhalter.

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 4 changes: J. Nerwinski for L. Owusu (62′), R. Teibert for L. Cavallini (62′), L. Martins for C. Dajome (73′) and P. Vite for T. Ricketts (81′).

Best player: Andrés Cubas​

The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Andrés Cubas.

His rating is (7.7) with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Seattle Sounders – SJ Earthquakes – 2-2
• Real Salt Lake – Portland Timbers – 3-1
• Minnesota United – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-0
• Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 0-1
• Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 1-3
• Dallas – Sporting KC – 2-1
• Austin – Colorado Rapids – 1-1
• Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-0
• Orlando City – Columbus Crew – 2-1
• New York RB – Charlotte – 2-0
• Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 1-3
• DC United – Cincinnati – 2-5
• Chicago Fire – New England – 1-1
• Atlanta United – New York City – 1-2