MLS

D.C. United vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2016 MLS, Regular Season 2016

· MLS
D.C. United
  • 39': Fabián Espíndola
  • 54': Fabián Espíndola
  • 88': Álvaro Saborío
  • 90'+1': Álvaro Saborío
FT
4 - 0
Vancouver Whitecaps

    About

    D.C. United are hosting Vancouver Whitecaps at RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Rolfe.
    • 3': Blas Pérez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United).
    • 9': Offside, D.C. United. Sean Franklin tries a through ball, but Fabian Espindola is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Masato Kudo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fraser Aird with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamar Neagle.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Chris Rolfe (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Kemp with a cross.
    • 14': Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Sarvas with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Rolfe with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Fraser Aird.
    • 23': Foul by Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United).
    • 23': Jordan Harvey (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Franklin.
    • 29': Offside, D.C. United. Travis Worra tries a through ball, but Chris Rolfe is caught offside.
    • 31': Cristian Techera (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Sean Franklin (D.C. United).
    • 31': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrew Jacobson tries a through ball, but Masato Kudo is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 32': Sean Franklin (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Blas Pérez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 32': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Cristian Techera (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Andrew Jacobson.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Blas Pérez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Masato Kudo.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Chris Rolfe (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko with a through ball.
    • 39': Goal! D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Fraser Aird (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Techera.
    • 43': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Travis Worra.
    • 44': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Fraser Aird.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Chris Rolfe (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo Sarvas following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kekuta Manneh replaces Marco Bustos.
    • 46': Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 47': Attempt saved. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick DeLeon.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Franklin with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Chris Rolfe (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Espindola.
    • 51': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Taylor Kemp (D.C. United) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lamar Neagle with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Blas Pérez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Jacobson.
    • 54': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
    • 54': Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Taylor Kemp with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Goal! D.C. United 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by Lamar Neagle (D.C. United).
    • 56': Fraser Aird (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Blas Pérez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Chris Rolfe (D.C. United).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Rolfe.
    • 60': Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 61': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kianz Froese replaces Russell Teibert.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Franklin.
    • 63': Andrew Jacobson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Nick DeLeon (D.C. United).
    • 64': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Blas Pérez tries a through ball, but Masato Kudo is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Kianz Froese (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 65': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Kianz Froese (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Foul by Fraser Aird (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 66': Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Erik Hurtado replaces Blas Pérez.
    • 67': Erik Hurtado (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 69': Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Kianz Froese (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 70': Foul by Sean Franklin (D.C. United).
    • 70': Kekuta Manneh (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Sean Franklin (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Foul by Fraser Aird (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 71': Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Hand ball by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Erik Hurtado (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kekuta Manneh with a cross.
    • 77': Substitution, D.C. United. Luciano Acosta replaces Chris Rolfe.
    • 79': Substitution, D.C. United. Álvaro Saborio replaces Fabian Espindola.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Álvaro Saborio (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamar Neagle.
    • 86': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 86': Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, D.C. United. Rob Vincent replaces Patrick Nyarko.
    • 87': Erik Hurtado (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United).
    • 88': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Rob Vincent.
    • 88': Goal! D.C. United 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Álvaro Saborio (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Goal! D.C. United 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Álvaro Saborio (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Saborio.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
    • 90'+3': Kekuta Manneh (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, D.C. United 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    10 Saves 1
    52.1 Possession 47.9
    7 SHOTS 25
    1 ON GOAL 14
    0.1 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    338 Accurate Passes 323
    461 Passes 426
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 9
    24 Crosses 28
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    73 Long Balls 64
    30 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    22 Effective Tackles 20
    28 Tackles 29
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    11 Effective Clearances 24
    18 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: RFK Stadium
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 14,088

    MLS Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Austin FC 0 0 0
    2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
    3 FC Dallas 0 0 0
    4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DC D.C. United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    48 Travis Worra (GK)
    32 Bobby Boswell
    15 Steve Birnbaum
    2 Taylor Kemp
    5 Sean Franklin Yellow Card
    7 Marcelo Sarvas
    14 Nick DeLeon
    13 Lamar Neagle
    12 Patrick Nyarko
    18 Chris Rolfe
    10 Fabián Espíndola
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Álvaro Saborío, Rob Vincent, Tally Hall, Luke Mishu, Luciano Acosta, Jared Jeffrey, Kofi Opare.

    VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 David Ousted (GK)
    26 Tim Parker
    4 Kendall Waston
    2 Jordan Harvey
    8 Fraser Aird
    31 Russell Teibert
    17 Andrew Jacobson
    32 Marco Bustos
    13 Cristian Techera
    27 Blas Pérez
    9 Masato Kudo
    Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
    Pa-Modou Kah, Kianz Froese, Kekuta Manneh, Paolo Tornaghi, Jordy Smith, Erik Hurtado, Sam Adekugbe.

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