MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 77': Brian White
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LA Galaxy
  • 56': Dejan Joveljic
  • 80': Joseph Paintsil
  • 82': Diego Fagundez

Galaxy top Whitecaps, take over top spot in West

Joseph Paintsil scored the tiebreaking goal and Diego Fagundez added insurance two minutes later as the Los Angeles Galaxy earned a 3-1 victory over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Fafá Picault because of an injury.
  • 19': Offside, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 20': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
  • 22': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brian White.
  • 23': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Aude.
  • 25': Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 32': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  • 32': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
  • 35': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 38': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
  • 40': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 40': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
  • 45'+2': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 45'+2': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe replaces Ryan Raposo.
  • 47': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 47': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 48': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Julián Aude with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 51': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
  • 51': Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
  • 53': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf.
  • 54': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 54': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 56': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe with a headed pass.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
  • 63': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
  • 64': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 64': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 70': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
  • 71': Hand ball by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
  • 72': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Julián Aude.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian White.
  • 74': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Edwin Cerrillo replaces Gastón Brugman.
  • 74': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Gabriel Pec.
  • 75': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe.
  • 77': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Edwin Cerrillo.
  • 77': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  • 79': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 79': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 2. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig with a through ball.
  • 82': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 3. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil following a fast break.
  • 84': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  • 85': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 85': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Damir Kreilach replaces Andrés Cubas.
  • 85': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 85': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Mark Delgado.
  • 86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Miki Yamane.
  • 88': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Damir Kreilach (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Damir Kreilach (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe.
  • 90': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Daniel Aguirre.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian White.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 10
6 Saves 2
60 Possession 40
12 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
571 Accurate Passes 344
641 Passes 410
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 34
33 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 7
3 Tackles 11
1.0 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
20 Effective Clearances 21
20 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 25,026

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

VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-3-d)

No. Name
1 Yohei Takaoka (GK)
4 Ranko Veselinovic Yellow Card
6 Tristan Blackmon
2 Mathías Laborda
20 Andrés Cubas Yellow Card
25 Ryan Gauld
22 Ali Ahmed Yellow Card
8 Alessandro Schöpf
24 Brian White
11 Fafà Picault
7 Ryan Raposo
Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
Pedro Vite, Damir Kreilach, Javain Brown, Ralph Priso-Mbongue, Luís Martins, Sam Adekugbe, Levonte Johnson, Isaac Boehmer, Sebastian Berhalter.

LA LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
22 Martín Cáceres
4 Maya Yoshida
3 Julián Aude
2 Miki Yamane Yellow Card
5 Gastón Brugman
10 Ricard Puig
8 Mark Delgado
9 Dejan Joveljic
28 Joseph Paintsil
11 Gabriel Pec
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Maruicio Cuevas, Daniel Aguirre, Jonathan Pérez, Diego Fagundez, Gino Vivi, Novak Micovic, Miguel Berry, Edwin Cerrillo, John Nelson.

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