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Match Report

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Whitecaps hand defending champion Galaxy a second loss

Brian White guided home an 87th-minute header and the Vancouver Whitecaps continued their perfect start under new manager Jesper Sorensen in a 2-1 win over the visiting LA Galaxy on Sunday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
49
Possession
51
6
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
456
514
Passes
522
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
9
5
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.5
53
Long Balls
44
25
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
9
19
Clearances
9

Highlights

00:54 Brian White's header puts Whitecaps ahead late Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

VAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 33Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  3. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD-R
  4. 3Sam AdekugbeLB
  5. 2Mathías LabordaRB
  6. 20Andrés CubasCM
  7. 16Sebastian BerhalterLM
  8. 45Pedro ViteRM
  9. 24Brian WhiteF
  10. 25Ryan GauldLF
  11. 7Jayden NelsonRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Tate JohnsonSUB
  2. 32Isaac BoehmerSUB
  3. 52Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauSUB
  4. 14Daniel RíosSUB
  5. 18Édier OcampoSUB
  6. 26Jean-Claude NgandoSUB
  7. 12Belal HalbouniSUB
  8. 22Ali AhmedSUB
  9. 13Ralph Priso-MbongueSUB

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Novak MicovicG
  2. 4Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 5Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  4. 14John NelsonLB
  5. 25Carlos GarcésRB
  6. 6Edwin CerrilloCM-L
  7. 22Elijah WynderCM-R
  8. 7Diego FagundezLM
  9. 11Gabriel PecRM
  10. 27Miguel BerryCF-L
  11. 8Lucas SanabriaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 77John McCarthySUB
  2. 3Julián AudeSUB
  3. 21Tucker LepleySUB
  4. 17Christian RamírezSUB
  5. 26Harbor MillerSUB
  6. 18Marco ReusSUB
  7. 16Isaiah ParenteSUB
  8. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  9. 24Ruben RamosSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 18' Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Édier Ocampo replaces Sam Adekugbe because of an injury.
  4. 35' Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Berry.
  6. 41' Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Emiro Garcés.
  8. 52' Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. J.C. Ngando replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  10. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Jayden Nelson.
  11. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus replaces Elijah Wynder.
  12. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Christian Ramirez replaces Miguel Berry.
  13. 75' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente replaces Lucas Sanabria because of an injury.
  14. 78' Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 86' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Daniel Ríos replaces Ryan Gauld.
  16. 87' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, LA Galaxy 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Vite with a cross.
  17. 87' Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  18. 90'+3' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Harbor Miller replaces John Nelson.

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