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Match Report

Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:42 Thomas Müller scores penalty as Vancouver cruise in Game 1 Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

VAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 6Ralph Priso-MbongueCD-L
  3. 12Belal HalbouniCD-R
  4. 28Tate JohnsonLB
  5. 18Édier OcampoRB
  6. 13Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 16Sebastian BerhalterLM
  8. 20Andrés CubasRM
  9. 14Daniel RíosF
  10. 22Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 11Emmanuel SabbiAM-R

DAL · 5-4-1

  1. 30Michael CollodiG
  2. 3Osaze UrhoghideCD
  3. 25Sebastien IbeaghaCD-L
  4. 18Shaq MooreCD-R
  5. 77Bernard KamungoLB
  6. 17RamiroRB
  7. 12Christian CappisCM-L
  8. 55KaickCM-R
  9. 11Anderson JulioLM
  10. 28Samuel SarverRM
  11. 9Petar MusaF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Substitution, FC Dallas. Lalas Abubakar replaces Kaick.
  3. 45' Substitution, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington replaces Sam Sarver.
  4. 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.
  5. 66' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi replaces Daniel Ríos.
  6. 66' Substitution, FC Dallas. Joshua Torquato replaces Sebastien Ibeagha.
  7. 66' Substitution, FC Dallas. Pedrinho replaces Anderson Julio.
  8. 73' Ramiro (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kenji Cabrera replaces Emmanuel Sabbi.
  10. 76' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Ali Ahmed.
  11. 80' Substitution, FC Dallas. Enes Sali replaces Bernard Kamungo.
  12. 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.
  13. 86' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Joedrick Pupe replaces Andrés Cubas.
  14. 86' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Thomas Müller.
  15. 89' Enes Sali (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+4' Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+6' Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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