Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSPedro Vite stays hot as Whitecaps topple Sounders
Pedro Vite scored for the second consecutive game as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian White.
- 3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 3': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 7': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez Andrade.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 10': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 10': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 13': Attempt missed. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 15': Attempt missed. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
- 17': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brian White.
- 18': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 18': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
- 19': Attempt missed. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fredy Montero with a headed pass following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 22': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a through ball.
- 28': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 31': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 32': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 34': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga tries a through ball, but Léo Chú is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 35': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 40': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 41': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 41': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
- 44': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+1': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+2': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker replaces Nouhou Tolo.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Léo Chú.
- 46': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 46': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Luís Martins.
- 47': Attempt missed. Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 48': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 49': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 50': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Baker with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 55': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 55': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 55': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luís Martins.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luís Martins.
- 58': Own Goal by Stefan Frei, Seattle Sounders FC. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luís Martins.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Julian Gressel replaces Pedro Vite.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Ali Ahmed.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Jordan Morris.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Alex Roldan.
- 65': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Luís Martins.
- 65': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 68': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 68': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 70': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a headed pass.
- 76': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 76': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Joshua Atencio.
- 79': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 80': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero tries a through ball, but Reed Baker-Whiting is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo replaces Joshua Atencio.
- 83': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova replaces Brian White.
- 83': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Ryan Gauld.
- 84': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 85': Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 87': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Cody Baker.
- 87': Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simon Becher with a headed pass following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 89': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Karifa Yao replaces Andrés Cubas.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+2': Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 352 |
| 508 | Passes | 431 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 26 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 17 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 19,108
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 19,108
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 34 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | LAFC | 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | +17 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 16 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 14 | Luís Martins |
| 22 | Ali Ahmed  |
| 24 | Brian White |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 12 | Fredy Montero |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
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