MLS

FT Saturday, June 24, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps LWDDW 3
–
LAFC LLWWL 2
1st2ndT
VAN213
LAFC112
BMO Stadium · 22,133 att.

Match Report

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.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 6Ilie SánchezCD-L
  3. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 17Daniel CrisostomoCM
  7. 19Mateusz BoguszLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 99Denis BouangaF
  10. 7Stipe BiukLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB
  2. 80Julian GainesSUB
  3. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  4. 11Timothy TillmanSUB
  5. 14Giorgio ChielliniSUB
  6. 22Kwadwo OpokuSUB
  7. 43Diego RosalesSUB
  8. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  9. 21Christian TorresSUB

VAN · 3-1-4-2

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD
  3. 14Luís MartinsCD-L
  4. 2Mathías LabordaCD-R
  5. 20Andrés CubasSW
  6. 45Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. 8Alessandro SchöpfCM-R
  8. 25Ryan GauldLM
  9. 27Ryan RaposoRM
  10. 9Sergio CórdovaCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 61Matteo Campagna
  2. 30Kamron Habibullah
  3. 1Thomas Hasal
  4. 16Sebastian Berhalter
  5. 12Karifa Yao
  6. 26Jean-Claude Ngando
  7. 7Deiber Caicedo
  8. 66Giovanni Aguilar
  9. 29Simon Becher

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 25' Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 31' Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 67' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Sergio Córdova.
  8. 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.
  9. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Danny Crisostomo.
  10. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  11. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Stipe Biuk.
  12. 77' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Ryan Raposo because of an injury.
  13. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  14. 85' Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 86' Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Ryan Gauld.
  17. 90'+1' Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.

MLS News

All news
ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that? ESPN Joe Lowery MLS Power Rankings: Revs jump eight places as playoffs loom We're getting down to the pointy end of the season, and the New England Revolution have jumped right up ESPN's MLS Power Rankings. ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. ESPN Associated Press LAFC clinches playoffs with derby draw, Galaxy cling to last spot Leo Walta scored the tying goal in the 62nd minute as LAFC clinched a playoff spot by rallying from two goals down in the second half for a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on Sunday night.