MLS

FT Sunday, October 17, 2021
Sporting Kansas City WLWWL 1
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Vancouver Whitecaps WDWLW 2
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SKC101
VAN202
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Match Report

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Vancouver keeps playoff pace with win over Sporting KC

Ryan Gauld scored his third goal since his summer signing as the Vancouver Whitecaps won 2-1 against Sporting Kansas City.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
63.9
Possession
36.1
9
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
529
Accurate Passes
249
617
Passes
342
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
67
33
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
11
11
Effective Clearances
13
11
Clearances
13

Head to Head

SKC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

VAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD
  3. 26Florian JungwirthCD-L
  4. 22Erik GodoyCD-R
  5. 17Leonard OwusuCM-L
  6. 31Russell TeibertCM-R
  7. 25Ryan GauldAM
  8. 23Javain BrownLM
  9. 6Bruno GasparRM
  10. 11Cristián DájomeCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 6Ilie SánchezCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 32José MauriCM
  7. 17Gadi KindaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian White with a headed pass.
  2. 36' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian White.
  3. 43' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  4. 45'+1' Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Janio Bikel replaces Leonard Owusu because of an injury.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces José Mauri.
  7. 51' Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 61' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Marcus Godinho replaces Bruno Gaspar.
  9. 70' Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 73' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tosaint Ricketts replaces Brian White.
  12. 73' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Cristian Dájome.
  13. 80' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jake Nerwinski replaces Ranko Veselinovic because of an injury.
  14. 85' Jake Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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