Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps

2': Brian White
10': Ryan Gauld
23': Ryan Gauld (P)
90'+4': Sergio Córdova

FT
4 - 2

LA Galaxy

22': Chris Mavinga
61': Gastón Brugman
74': Mark Delgado

Ryan Gauld's 2 goals lead Whitecaps past Galaxy

Vancouver seals victory with a Sergio Córdova goal

Ryan Gauld had two goals and Brian White and Sergio Cordova also scored to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 4-2 victory over the visiting LA Galaxy on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
4': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian White.
4': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
4': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
6': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
7': Foul by Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
7': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
7': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, LA Galaxy 0. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
13': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
13': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
13': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
13': Jonathan Bond (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
14': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Pedro Vite.
15': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
15': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
15': Offside, LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Raheem Edwards is caught offside.
16': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Yohei Takaoka tries a through ball, but Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
19': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White draws a foul in the penalty area.
19': Penalty conceded by Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
20': VAR Decision: Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
21': Delay in match (LA Galaxy). VAR checking.
21': VAR Decision: No Red Card Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Second yellow card to Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy) for a bad foul.
23': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 0. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
23': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
24': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
25': Attempt missed. Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
26': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
27': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
29': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
29': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
30': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
30': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
31': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian White.
35': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
35': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
36': Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
41': Delay in match (LA Galaxy).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
45'+2': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ryan Raposo.
45'+3': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ryan Gauld.
45'+4': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
45'+5': Foul by Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy).
45'+5': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+6': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Raposo.
45'+6': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
45'+6': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tony Alfaro replaces Douglas Costa.
45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
46': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
47': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
47': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
48': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Pedro Vite because of an injury.
50': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
50': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Offside, LA Galaxy. Tyler Boyd tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
54': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
54': Attempt saved. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
55': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
57': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
60': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
60': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Luís Martins.
61': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brian White.
61': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 1. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig with a cross following a corner.
62': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
62': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
66': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Julian Gressel tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
68': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
68': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Dejan Joveljic.
68': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.
68': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Calegari.
72': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
74': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 2. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Preston Judd with a through ball.
75': Delay in match (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Memo Rodríguez replaces Mark Delgado because of an injury.
76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova replaces Brian White.
77': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Julian Gressel.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy).
84': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
85': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
85': Jonathan Bond (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
86': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt saved. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Raposo.
89': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
90': Foul by Tony Alfaro (LA Galaxy).
90': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': 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 Sergio Córdova.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
90'+4': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sergio Córdova following a fast break.
90'+4': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, LA Galaxy 2. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, LA Galaxy 2.
0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, LA Galaxy 2.

Statistics

LA		VAN
9	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	4
48.3	Possession	51.7
12	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
420	Accurate Passes	459
484	Passes	518
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.3
41	Long Balls	35
27	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	4
7	Tackles	15
1.0	Tackle %	0.3
8	Interceptions	12
10	Effective Clearances	9
10	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 18,354

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Vancouver Whitecaps (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
18	Yohei Takaoka (GK)
4	Ranko Veselinovic
14	Luís Martins
6	Tristan Blackmon
20	Andrés Cubas
45	Pedro Vite
8	Alessandro Schöpf
27	Ryan Raposo
19	Julian Gressel
25	Ryan Gauld
24	Brian White

Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:

Ali Ahmed, Isaac Boehmer, Deiber Caicedo, Sergio Córdova, Levonte Johnson, Sebastian Berhalter, Russell Teibert, Matteo Campagna, Simon Becher.

LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Bond (GK)
17	Chris Mavinga
18	Kelvin Leerdam
44	Raheem Edwards
2	Calegari
5	Gastón Brugman
6	Ricard Puig
8	Mark Delgado
9	Dejan Joveljic
10	Douglas Costa
11	Tyler Boyd

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Oriol Rosell, Preston Judd, Maruicio Cuevas, Tony Alfaro, Julián Aude, Jonathan Klinsmann, Daniel Aguirre, Memo Rodríguez, Efrain Álvarez.

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