Vancouver Whitecaps vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRyan Gauld's late goal lifts Vancouver to dramatic win over LAFC
Ryan Gauld scored the tiebreaking tally in the 89th minute to lead the host Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory over LAFC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 6': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 6': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Leonard Owusu (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Déiber Caicedo with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 7': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 10': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 12': Attempt saved. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Russell Teibert.
- 12': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
- 15': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Carlos Vela because of an injury.
- 17': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 18': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonard Owusu with a cross.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 19': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 20': Attempt missed. Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 23': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús David Murillo.
- 27': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 27': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 30': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 30': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is too high.
- 31': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 36': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 38': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mamadou Fall with a through ball.
- 41': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jake Nerwinski tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 43': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Brian Rodríguez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty Los Angeles Football Club.
- 45'+2': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Michael Baldisimo replaces Russell Teibert.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Leonard Owusu.
- 46': Attempt missed. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 49': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 49': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 52': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 59': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 59': Michael Baldisimo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Dájome with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 62': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 63': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 65': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Michael Baldisimo.
- 65': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 66': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 67': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Marco Farfan.
- 69': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt missed. Michael Baldisimo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Déiber Caicedo.
- 73': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tosaint Ricketts replaces Brian White.
- 74': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 74': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 75': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 76': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 76': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
- 76': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards tries a through ball, but Cristian Arango is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 78': Attempt missed. Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 81': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Déiber Caicedo because of an injury.
- 82': Foul by Michael Baldisimo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 82': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 83': Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Dájome with a cross following a fast break.
- 88': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 89': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
- 90': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cal Jennings replaces Latif Blessing.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 90'+2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Cristian Arango.
- 90'+3': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Cristian Arango.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+5': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Michael Baldisimo tries a through ball, but Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+8': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 47.3 | Possession | 52.7 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 305 |
| 357 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 17 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 11,144
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 11,144
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 15 | Andy Rose |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 28 | Jakob Nerwinski |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 19 | Janio Bikel |
| 31 | Russell Teibert |
| 17 | Leonard Owusu |
| 24 | Brian White |
| 7 | Deiber Caicedo |
| 11 | Cristián Dájome |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
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