MLS

FT Wednesday, October 4, 2023
St. Louis CITY SC DDWWL 0
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Vancouver Whitecaps LLDDW 3
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Match Report

Whitecaps blank St. Louis City to clinch playoff spot

Brian White, Sebastian Berhalter and Richie Laryea scored goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps clinched a playoff spot with a solid 3-0 victory over visiting St. Louis City on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
2
45.4
Possession
54.6
6
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
313
Accurate Passes
394
405
Passes
480
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
61
30
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
3
Effective Tackles
6
9
Tackles
9
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
12
32
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
14

Head to Head

STL leads series 1-0

Lineups

VAN · 3-5-2

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD
  3. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  4. 23Javain BrownCD-R
  5. 22Ali AhmedCM-L
  6. 8Alessandro SchöpfCM-R
  7. 20Andrés CubasAM
  8. 7Richie LaryeaLM
  9. 27Ryan RaposoRM
  10. 25Ryan GauldCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

STL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 39Benjamin LundtG
  2. 26Tim ParkerCD-L
  3. 15Joshua YaroCD-R
  4. 13Anthony MarkanichLB
  5. 2Jakob NerwinskiRB
  6. 11Nicholas GioacchiniAM
  7. 6Njabulo BlomLM
  8. 10Eduard LöwenRM
  9. 16Samuel AdeniranF
  10. 7Tomas OstrakAM-L
  11. 8Jared StroudAM-R

Timeline

  1. 42' Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Tomás Ostrák.
  3. 51' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas because of an injury.
  4. 58' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ranko Veselinovic following a fast break.
  5. 63' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. João Klauss replaces Samuel Adeniran.
  6. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  7. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe replaces Ryan Raposo.
  8. 71' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev replaces Jared Stroud.
  9. 71' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
  10. 79' Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Njabulo Blom.
  12. 82' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, St. Louis City SC 0. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  13. 86' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Javain Brown.
  14. 86' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Junior Hoilett replaces Ryan Gauld.
  15. 90'+6' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, St. Louis City SC 0. Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe.

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