Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSKreilach, Glad each score a goal, RSL beats Whitecaps 2-1
— Damir Kreilach scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for Real Salt Lake over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Brody with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 6': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ranko Veselinovic tries a through ball, but Cristian Dájome is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 9': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian White with a through ball.
- 9': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
- 9': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Martins with a cross.
- 11': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 14': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 14': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake).
- 15': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 18': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Cubas.
- 24': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 24': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Attempt saved. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 26': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ranko Veselinovic with a headed pass.
- 29': Attempt saved. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 31': Attempt saved. Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jasper Löffelsend.
- 32': Attempt saved. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 32': Attempt saved. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 33': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake).
- 33': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio tries a through ball, but Andrew Brody is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
- 38': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 38': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 41': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
- 42': Attempt missed. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 43': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 46': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
- 48': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
- 55': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody tries a through ball, but Anderson Julio is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Luis Martins.
- 58': Attempt saved. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
- 61': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 61': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 64': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 64': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Jefferson Savarino tries a through ball, but Damir Kreilach is caught offside.
- 65': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 66': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Cristian Dájome.
- 67': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 67': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 67': Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 70': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 2. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
- 74': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Carlos Gómez replaces Maikel Chang.
- 74': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 74': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Javain Brown.
- 76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova replaces Julian Gressel.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Córdova.
- 79': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Jefferson Savarino.
- 79': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Danny Musovski replaces Anderson Julio.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 81': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Vite with a cross.
- 82': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite tries a through ball, but Sergio Córdova is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Carlos Gómez.
- 84': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Damir Kreilach.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake).
- 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Luis Martins.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jasper Löffelsend.
- 88': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Andrew Brody because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Scott Caldwell replaces Braian Ojeda.
- 89': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed tries a through ball, but Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jasper Löffelsend.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Carlos Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 2.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 2.
Statistics
 RSL |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 414 | Passes | 509 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 20 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 30 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 19,614
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 19,614
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 10 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 10 | +2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 14 | Luís Martins |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 19 | Julian Gressel |
| 24 | Brian White |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 11 | Cristián Dájome |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 3 | Bryan Oviedo |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 28 | Jasper Löeffelsend  |
| 29 | Anderson Julio |
| 10 | Jefferson Savarino |
| 16 | Maikel Chang |
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