Seattle vs Vancouver 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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Whitecaps take West lead with shutout of Sounders
Ryan Gauld and Brian White scored second-half goals as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps moved into first place in the Western Conference with a 2-0 victory against the short-handed Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the red card.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 45'+5': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 58': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe.
- 63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Damir Kreilach replaces Sam Adekugbe.
- 63': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces João Paulo.
- 63': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 70': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 73': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Pedro Vite.
- 74': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the red card.
- 79': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jay Herdman replaces Ryan Gauld.
- 81': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Javain Brown replaces Ali Ahmed.
- 82': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker replaces Jordan Morris.
- 86': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 30,550
Statistics
 VAN |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.1 | Possession | 36.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 675 | Accurate Passes | 353 |
| 727 | Passes | 418 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 7 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 9 | Clearances | 18 |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen  |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 18 | Obed Vargas |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic  |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 15 | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 20 | Adrián Cubas |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 3 | Sam Adekugbe |
| 24 | Brian White |
| 22 | Ali Ahmed |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
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