MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Dallas, 2025 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 1
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 43': Daniel Ríos
  • 60': Thomas Müller (P)
  • 83': Kenji Cabrera
FT
3 - 0
Game 1
FC Dallas

    Müller scores as Vancouver routs Dallas in first-round opener

    - Daniel Ríos found the net in the first half, Thomas Müller and Kenji Cabrera scored in the second and the Vancouver Whitecaps blanked FC Dallas 3-0 on Sunday in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, FC Dallas. Petar Musa is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
    • 7': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 7': Ramiro (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Offside, FC Dallas. Petar Musa is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas). Assisted by Thomas Müller.
    • 14': Foul by Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 14': Ramiro (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Osaze Urhoghide.
    • 16': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 16': Shaq Moore (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas). Assisted by Thomas Müller with a through ball.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas). Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a through ball.
    • 22': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 22': Petar Musa (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 23': Ramiro (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 27': Sam Sarver (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Shaq Moore (FC Dallas).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas).
    • 31': Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas).
    • 32': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 32': Kaick (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas).
    • 35': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Michael Collodi.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Édier Ocampo with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Sam Sarver.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Petar Musa.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Musa.
    • 40': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 43': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed is caught offside.
    • 43': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a cross.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Dallas. Lalas Abubakar replaces Kaick.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington replaces Sam Sarver.
    • 48': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
    • 48': Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 49': Shaq Moore (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Anderson Julio.
    • 53': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ramiro.
    • 54': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 54': Ramiro (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Belal Halbouni (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
    • 58': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Emmanuel Sabbi draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 58': Penalty conceded by Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 60': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, FC Dallas 0. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 62': Offside, FC Dallas. Anderson Julio is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
    • 64': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
    • 65': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 65': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Anderson Julio (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 66': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi replaces Daniel Ríos.
    • 66': Substitution, FC Dallas. Joshua Torquato replaces Sebastien Ibeagha.
    • 66': Substitution, FC Dallas. Pedrinho replaces Anderson Julio.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
    • 70': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
    • 73': Ramiro (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kenji Cabrera replaces Emmanuel Sabbi.
    • 76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Ali Ahmed.
    • 77': Foul by Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 77': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
    • 80': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 80': Petar Musa (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, FC Dallas. Enes Sali replaces Bernard Kamungo.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tate Johnson.
    • 83': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, FC Dallas 0. Kenji Cabrera (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Elloumi.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas). Assisted by Rayan Elloumi.
    • 86': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Joedrick Pupe replaces Andrés Cubas.
    • 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Thomas Müller.
    • 88': Foul by Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 88': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Pedrinho (FC Dallas).
    • 88': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Enes Sali (FC Dallas).
    • 89': Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Enes Sali (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 90'+2': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Collodi (FC Dallas). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 90'+4': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Édier Ocampo.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas).
    • 90'+6': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, FC Dallas 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, FC Dallas 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 10
    7 Saves 0
    35.6 Possession 64.4
    1 SHOTS 22
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    273 Accurate Passes 564
    355 Passes 643
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 7
    4 Crosses 20
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    40 Long Balls 38
    18 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    18 Interceptions 12
    26 Effective Clearances 13
    26 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: BC Place
    Location: Vancouver, Canada
    Attendance: 32,066

    Line-Ups

    VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yohei Takaoka (GK)
    6 Ralph Priso-Mbongue
    12 Belal Halbouni
    28 Tate Johnson Yellow Card
    18 Édier Ocampo
    13 Thomas Müller
    16 Sebastian Berhalter
    20 Andrés Cubas
    14 Daniel Ríos
    22 Ali Ahmed
    11 Emmanuel Sabbi
    Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
    Isaac Boehmer, Jean-Claude Ngando, Jeevan Badwal, Giuseppe Bovalina, Jayden Nelson, Ryan Gauld, Rayan Elloumi, Joederik Pupe, Kenji Cabrera.

    DAL FC Dallas (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    30 Michael Collodi (GK)
    3 Osaze Urhoghide Yellow Card
    25 Sebastien Ibeagha
    18 Shaq Moore
    77 Bernard Kamungo
    17 Ramiro Yellow Card
    12 Christian Cappis
    55 Kaick
    11 Anderson Julio
    28 Samuel Sarver
    9 Petar Musa
    FC Dallas Substitutes:
    Enes Sali, Lalas Abubakar, Pedrinho, Joshua Torquato, Logan Farrington, Nolan Norris, Maarten Paes, Sebastian Lletget, Paxton Pomykal.

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