MLS

FT Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Houston Dynamo FC LDWWL 2
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Vancouver Whitecaps LLWLW 6
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HOU202
VAN246
BC Place · 13,232 att.

Match Report

Whitecaps down Dynamo with 1st-minute goals in each half

Julian Gressel recorded the first two-goal game of his MLS career and the host Vancouver Whitecaps became the first team in MLS history to score within the first 30 seconds of each half while recording a 6-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo on...

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
53
Possession
47
13
SHOTS
16
7
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
449
Accurate Passes
384
531
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
48
29
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
5
1
Effective Tackles
13
8
Tackles
20
0.1
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
14
9
Effective Clearances
12
9
Clearances
12

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VAN · 4-3-2-1

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  3. 2Mathías LabordaCD-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. 45Pedro ViteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Ryan RaposoSUB
  2. 7Deiber CaicedoSUB
  3. 32Isaac BoehmerSUB
  4. 16Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  5. 4Ranko VeselinovicSUB
  6. 29Simon BecherSUB
  7. 9Sergio CórdovaSUB
  8. 31Russell TeibertSUB
  9. 12Karifa YaoSUB

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 4Ethan BartlowCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 31MicaelLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 6ArturCM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaRM
  9. 18Ibrahim AliyuF
  10. 11Corey BairdLF
  11. 8Amine BassiRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  2. 30Chase GasperSUB
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoSUB
  4. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  5. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  6. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  7. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  8. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  9. 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brian White.
  2. 8' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a cross.
  3. 16' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Steres with a through ball.
  4. 18' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  5. 41' Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ranko Veselinovic replaces Javain Brown.
  7. 46' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  8. 59' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  9. 63' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
  10. 63' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes replaces Corey Baird.
  11. 63' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  12. 66' Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 69' Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  14. 69' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 71' Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 72' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Julian Gressel.
  17. 72' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova replaces Brian White.
  18. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Pedro Vite.
  19. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Artur.
  20. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Erik Sviatchenko replaces Daniel Steres.
  21. 79' Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 85' Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 88' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  24. 89' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Héctor Herrera.
  25. 90'+5' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.

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