MLS

FT Saturday, April 1, 2023
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Vancouver Whitecaps DLDDW 5
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Match Report

Whitecaps drub short-handed CF Montreal, 5-0

Simon Becher scored his second and third goals of the season in his first career MLS start to help the host Vancouver Whitecaps romp to a 5-0 victor

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
35.5
Possession
64.5
3
SHOTS
29
0
ON GOAL
9
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
250
Accurate Passes
515
317
Passes
572
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
32
24
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
9
7
Effective Tackles
16
16
Tackles
25
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
4
25
Effective Clearances
10
25
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MTL leads series 3-2

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. 22Ali AhmedCM-L
  8. 19Julian GresselCM-R
  9. 29Simon BecherF
  10. 24Brian WhiteCF-L
  11. 45Pedro ViteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Ryan GauldSUB
  2. 31Russell TeibertSUB
  3. 2Mathías LabordaSUB
  4. 1Thomas HasalSUB
  5. 26Jean-Claude NgandoSUB
  6. 27Ryan RaposoSUB
  7. 16Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  8. 7Deiber CaicedoSUB
  9. 11Cristián DájomeSUB

MTL · 3-4-3

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD
  3. 3Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  5. 2Victor WanyamaCM-L
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-R
  7. 29Mathieu ChoinièreLM
  8. 22Aaron HerreraRM
  9. 27Sean ReaF
  10. 9Chinonso OfforCF-L
  11. 13Mason ToyeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Ahmed HamdiSUB
  2. 5Ilias IliadisSUB
  3. 25Gabriele CorboSUB
  4. 19Nathan SalibaSUB
  5. 26Róbert Orri ThorkelssonSUB
  6. 30Romell QuiotoSUB
  7. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardSUB
  8. 1Logan KettererSUB
  9. 18Rida ZouhirSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Substitution, CF Montréal. Rida Zouhir replaces Samuel Piette because of an injury.
  2. 11' Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 17' Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 23' Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) is shown the red card.
  5. 27' Substitution, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo replaces Mason Toye.
  6. 38' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Becher.
  7. 43' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
  8. 45' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, CF Montréal 0. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  9. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Tristan Blackmon.
  10. 48' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, CF Montréal 0. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  11. 50' Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 52' Sean Rea (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 54' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
  14. 54' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Julian Gressel.
  15. 55' Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Aaron Herrera.
  16. 55' Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Victor Wanyama.
  17. 55' Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Kamal Miller.
  18. 59' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, CF Montréal 0. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javain Brown with a cross.
  19. 65' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jean-Claude Ngando replaces Javain Brown.
  20. 65' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Brian White.

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