MLS

FT Saturday, August 26, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps LWLLW 3
–
Portland Timbers WLLLL 2
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VAN213
POR022
Providence Park · 22,674 att.

Match Report

Ryan Gauld's big night lifts Whitecaps past Timbers

Ryan Gauld had two goals and an assist as the Vancouver Whitecaps spoiled the debut of Portland interim coach Miles Joseph, defeating the host Timbers 3-2 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
0
36.2
Possession
63.8
9
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
232
Accurate Passes
441
302
Passes
524
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
8
11
Crosses
30
0.5
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
58
19
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
3
38
Effective Clearances
6
38
Clearances
6

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 2Miguel AraujoCD-R
  4. 5Claudio BravoLB
  5. 29Juan MosqueraRB
  6. 21Diego CharáCM
  7. 20EvanderLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 9Felipe MoraF
  10. 23Yimmi CharáLF
  11. 27Dairon AsprillaRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Larrys MabialaSUB
  2. 30Santiago MorenoSUB
  3. 7Franck BoliSUB
  4. 80AntonySUB
  5. 31Aljaz IvacicSUB
  6. 15Eric MillerSUB
  7. 18Zac McGrawSUB
  8. 6Bryan AcostaSUB
  9. 10Sebastián BlancoSUB

VAN · 3-1-4-2

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD
  3. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  4. 23Javain BrownCD-R
  5. 20Andrés CubasSW
  6. 22Ali AhmedCM-L
  7. 8Alessandro SchöpfCM-R
  8. 3Sam AdekugbeLM
  9. 7Richie LaryeaRM
  10. 24Brian WhiteCF-L
  11. 25Ryan GauldCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Sergio Córdova
  2. 29Simon Becher
  3. 27Ryan Raposo
  4. 2Mathías Laborda
  5. 16Sebastian Berhalter
  6. 26Jean-Claude Ngando
  7. 31Russell Teibert
  8. 32Isaac Boehmer
  9. 45Pedro Vite

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian White.
  2. 34' Evander (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
  4. 51' Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a cross.
  6. 60' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Sam Adekugbe.
  8. 63' Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 65' Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 66' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Franck Boli replaces Felipe Mora.
  11. 66' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Yimmi Chará.
  12. 66' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  13. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  14. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Javain Brown.
  15. 79' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Antony replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  16. 82' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Zac McGraw replaces Miguel Araujo.
  17. 85' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
  18. 89' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Ryan Gauld.
  19. 89' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Richie Laryea.
  20. 90'+4' Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+5' Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.

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