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FT Saturday, September 13, 2025
Philadelphia Union WLWWL 0
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Vancouver Whitecaps WLDWW 7
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Match Report

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Thomas Müller nets birthday hat trick in 7-0 Vancouver rout

Thomas Müller scored a hat trick on his 36th birthday as the Whitecaps beat the Philadelphia Union 7-0 on Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
2
43.4
Possession
56.6
10
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
12
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
287
Accurate Passes
421
389
Passes
506
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
61
16
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
5
20
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
20
16
Clearances
20

Head to Head

VAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 33Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  3. 12Belal HalbouniCD-R
  4. 2Mathías LabordaLB
  5. 18Édier OcampoRB
  6. 13Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 20Andrés CubasLM
  8. 16Sebastian BerhalterRM
  9. 14Daniel RíosF
  10. 22Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 11Emmanuel SabbiAM-R

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 76Andrew RickG
  2. 26Nathan HarrielCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 39Frankie WestfieldLB
  5. 11Alejandro BedoyaRB
  6. 4Jovan LukicCM-L
  7. 8Jesús BuenoCM-R
  8. 19Indiana VassilevLM
  9. 33Quinn SullivanRM
  10. 32Milan IloskiCF-L
  11. 7Mikkel UhreCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 16' Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
  4. 24' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a cross.
  5. 30' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Philadelphia Union 0. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 45'+1' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, Philadelphia Union 0. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 45'+2' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Danley Jean Jacques replaces Jesús Bueno.
  8. 45'+2' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo replaces Mikael Uhre.
  9. 45'+2' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  10. 61' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, Philadelphia Union 0. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  11. 62' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Bruno Damiani replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  12. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Ali Ahmed.
  13. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi replaces Daniel Ríos.
  14. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tate Johnson replaces Édier Ocampo.
  15. 68' Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 70' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Neil Pierre replaces Milan Iloski.
  17. 74' Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 74' Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 80' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6, Philadelphia Union 0. Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
  20. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jeevan Badwal replaces Andrés Cubas.
  21. 87' Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 87' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Tristan Blackmon.
  23. 88' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7, Philadelphia Union 0. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina with a headed pass.

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