MLS

FT Saturday, February 25, 2023
Real Salt Lake LDWLW 2
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Vancouver Whitecaps WWWLL 1
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Match Report

Kreilach, 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

VAN · 4-3-2-1

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  3. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD-R
  4. 14Luís MartinsLB
  5. 23Javain BrownRB
  6. 20Andrés CubasCM
  7. 8Alessandro SchöpfCM-L
  8. 19Julian GresselCM-R
  9. 24Brian WhiteF
  10. 25Ryan GauldCF-L
  11. 11Cristián DájomeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  2. 27Ryan RaposoSUB
  3. 2Mathías LabordaSUB
  4. 1Thomas HasalSUB
  5. 9Sergio CórdovaSUB
  6. 22Ali AhmedSUB
  7. 31Russell TeibertSUB
  8. 12Karifa YaoSUB
  9. 45Pedro ViteSUB

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Zac MacMathG
  2. 30Marcelo SilvaCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 3Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 2Andrew BrodyRB
  6. 8Damir KreilachAM
  7. 6Braian OjedaLM
  8. 28Jasper LöeffelsendRM
  9. 29Anderson JulioF
  10. 10Jefferson SavarinoAM-L
  11. 16Maikel ChangAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Moses NyemanSUB
  2. 19Bode HidalgoSUB
  3. 17Daniel MusovskiSUB
  4. 12Scott CaldwellSUB
  5. 20Erik HoltSUB
  6. 35Gavin BeaversSUB
  7. 23Ilijah PaulSUB
  8. 11Andrés GómezSUB
  9. 9Justin MeramSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 66' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Cristian Dájome.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 74' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Carlos Gómez replaces Maikel Chang.
  7. 76' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Javain Brown.
  8. 76' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova replaces Julian Gressel.
  9. 79' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  10. 79' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Danny Musovski replaces Anderson Julio.
  11. 86' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Luis Martins.
  12. 88' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Andrew Brody because of an injury.
  13. 88' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Scott Caldwell replaces Braian Ojeda.

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