LAFC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Whitecaps end long road drought by knocking off LAFC
Ranko Veselinovic and Brian White each scored a goal in the opening 23 minutes and the Vancouver Whitecaps ended a 15-game regular-season road losing streak with a 3-2 victory Saturday over Los Angeles FC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 2': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 6': Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Cubas.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 8': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 9': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian White.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf.
- 11': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 11': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
- 14': Attempt saved. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
- 17': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 20': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 23': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a fast break.
- 25': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 25': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 25': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 28': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 29': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 31': (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 31': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 33': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 42': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 43': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 44': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 45': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
- 45': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
- 46': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf following a fast break.
- 52': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 58': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 58': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 61': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 63': Attempt saved. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 63': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 65': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 67': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Sergio Córdova.
- 68': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 70': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 70': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Danny Crisostomo.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Stipe Biuk.
- 73': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 77': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Ryan Raposo because of an injury.
- 77': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 77': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 81': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Ilie Sánchez.
- 83': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 84': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 85': John McCarthy (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 86': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 88': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 88': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Ryan Gauld.
- 89': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 89': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3.
Statistics
 VAN |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 7 | Saves | 6 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 328 | Passes | 542 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 24 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 27 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,133
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,133
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | +8 | 22 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 12 | +3 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 12 | +7 | 20 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 2 | Denil Maldonado |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead  |
| 17 | Daniel Crisostomo |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 20 | José Cifuentes |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 7 | Stipe Biuk |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 14 | Luís Martins |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 27 | Ryan Raposo |
| 9 | Sergio Córdova |
| 24 | Brian White |
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