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FT Friday, April 17, 2026
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Vancouver Whitecaps LLWWW 3
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Match Report

Müller scores as Whitecaps beat SKC to continue record start

Emmanuel Sabbi had a goal and an assists, 21-year-old Bruno Caicedo scored his first goal in MLS, and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Friday night to continue the best start to a season in club history.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
50
Possession
50
3
SHOTS
25
0
ON GOAL
6
0.0
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
390
461
Passes
452
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
24
0.0
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
33
26
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
7
6
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
9
37
Effective Clearances
16
37
Clearances
16

Head to Head

VAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

VAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 2Mathías LabordaCD-L
  3. 33Tristan BlackmonCD-R
  4. 28Tate JohnsonLB
  5. 18Édier OcampoRB
  6. 13Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 20Andrés CubasLM
  8. 16Sebastian BerhalterRM
  9. 24Brian WhiteF
  10. 14Bruno CaicedoAM-L
  11. 11Emmanuel SabbiAM-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 1John PulskampG
  2. 57Diego BorgesCD-L
  3. 23Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 20Kwaku AgyabengLB
  5. 13Justin ReynoldsRB
  6. 16Jacob BartlettCM
  7. 6Manu GarcíaLM
  8. 14Cielo TschantretRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 7CapitaLF
  11. 11Calvin HarrisRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
  2. 23' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Bruno Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 28' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Sabbi with a cross.
  4. 32' Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Lasse Berg Johnsen replaces Cielo Tschantret.
  6. 51' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ian James replaces Justin Reynolds.
  7. 64' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kenji Cabrera replaces Bruno Caicedo.
  8. 66' Diego Borges (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jansen Miller replaces Diego Borges.
  11. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Calvin Harris.
  12. 74' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Oliver Larraz replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  13. 74' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi replaces Brian White.
  14. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Emmanuel Sabbi because of an injury.
  15. 82' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Nikola Djordjevic replaces Édier Ocampo.
  16. 87' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces Capita.

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