Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRyan Gauld scores twice, Whitecaps beat Rapids 2-1
— Ryan Gauld scored twice in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
- 6': Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld tries a through ball, but Javain Brown is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Thomas Hasal.
- 8': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids).
- 8': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 12': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 12': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 15': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rubio.
- 16': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 16': Marcus Godinho (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 20': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Max (Colorado Rapids).
- 20': Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Marcus Godinho (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 22': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 26': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
- 26': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Colorado Rapids).
- 26': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Marcus Godinho (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 29': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
- 29': Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 30': Max (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 32': Marcus Godinho (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 32': Max (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jake Nerwinski replaces Javain Brown because of an injury.
- 37': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 38': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Godinho.
- 39': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
- 40': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 41': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Marcus Godinho (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Lewis.
- 44': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 44': Max (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter tries a through ball, but Lucas Cavallini is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon tries a through ball, but Julian Gressel is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 47': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Gutiérrez.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Raposo.
- 53': Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 55': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Steven Beitashour.
- 56': Attempt missed. Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a headed pass.
- 58': Attempt missed. Max (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 59': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Sam Nicholson.
- 59': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Lalas Abubakar replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 60': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids).
- 60': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 64': Hand ball by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 66': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 66': Jake Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Marcus Godinho.
- 71': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 71': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lalas Abubakar.
- 71': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 71': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrés Cubas tries a through ball, but Ryan Raposo is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rubio.
- 76': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Colorado Rapids 1. Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 80': Foul by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
- 80': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Collen Warner replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
- 80': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Ralph Priso-Mbongue replaces Max.
- 81': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
- 81': Attempt missed. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Barrios with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Luis Martins replaces Julian Gressel.
- 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tosaint Ricketts replaces Lucas Cavallini.
- 86': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 86': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 88': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rubio with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Barrios with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Steven Beitashour.
- 90'+4': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Collen Warner (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rubio.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Colorado Rapids 1.
Statistics
 COL |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 416 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 502 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 23 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 43 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 14,682
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 14,682
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | +19 | 28 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +20 | 24 |
| 3 | LAFC | 10 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 9 | +8 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Hasal (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 16 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 2 | Marcus Godinho |
| 19 | Julian Gressel |
| 9 | Lucas Cavallini |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 18 | Alessandro Schöpf |
Colorado Rapids (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 24 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 13 | Felipe Gutiérrez |
| 8 | Max |
| 15 | Sam Nicholson |
| 11 | Diego Rubio |
| 7 | Jonathan Lewis |
| 29 | Gyasi Zardes |
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