MLS

FT Saturday, May 3, 2025
Real Salt Lake WLLWL 1
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Vancouver Whitecaps DWWWW 2
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Match Report

Minus their leading scorer, hot Whitecaps slip past RSL

Despite missing key attacker Brian White (hamstring injury), the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 to run their unbeaten streak to six matches.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
2
44.8
Possession
55.2
11
SHOTS
23
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
345
Accurate Passes
440
401
Passes
503
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
58
24
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
11
6
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.9
9
Interceptions
5
28
Effective Clearances
20
28
Clearances
20

Head to Head

RSL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

VAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 15Bjørn Inge UtvikCD-L
  3. 33Tristan BlackmonCD-R
  4. 28Tate JohnsonLB
  5. 18Édier OcampoRB
  6. 13Ralph Priso-MbongueCM
  7. 26Jean-Claude NgandoLM
  8. 20Andrés CubasRM
  9. 14Daniel RíosF
  10. 7Jayden NelsonLF
  11. 45Pedro ViteRF

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1RafaelG
  2. 29Samuel JunquaCD-L
  3. 26Philip QuintonCD-R
  4. 98Alexandros KatranisLB
  5. 15Justen GladRB
  6. 8Diego LunaAM
  7. 6Braian OjedaLM
  8. 14Emeka EneliRM
  9. 23Ariath PiolF
  10. 10Diogo GonçalvesAM-L
  11. 72Zavier GozoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ralph Priso following a fast break.
  2. 22' Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. William Agada replaces Ariath Piol.
  4. 50' Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Jayden Nelson.
  7. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Ralph Priso.
  8. 64' Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Penalty saved. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake).
  10. 70' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
  11. 70' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Pablo Ruiz replaces Braian Ojeda.
  12. 71' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Noel Caliskan replaces Alexandros Katranis.
  13. 77' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe replaces Tate Johnson.
  14. 77' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Lachlan Brook replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
  15. 77' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Emmanuel Sabbi replaces Daniel Ríos.
  16. 88' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Philip Quinton because of an injury.
  17. 90'+6' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  18. 90'+7' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jeevan Badwal replaces J.C. Ngando.

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