MLS

St. Louis CITY SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 10': Eduard Löwen
  • 45': Tristan Blackmon (OG)
  • 90'+4': Miguel Perez
FT
3 - 1
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 83': Brian White

About

St. Louis CITY SC are hosting Vancouver Whitecaps at Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match (St. Louis City SC).
  • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 1': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
  • 1': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Njabulo Blom.
  • 5': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  • 9': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 9': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 12': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
  • 12': Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher tries a through ball, but Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Becher.
  • 17': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 18': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Njabulo Blom.
  • 19': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 20': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 20': Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 22': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Jake Nerwinski tries a through ball, but Jared Stroud is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 39': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 41': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
  • 42': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
  • 45': Own Goal by Tristan Blackmon, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. St. Louis City SC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  • 45'+1': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Luís Martins.
  • 45'+3': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 46': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 49': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Hiebert.
  • 51': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 51': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Javain Brown.
  • 57': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White replaces Simon Becher.
  • 57': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 57': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 57': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
  • 60': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 60': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
  • 62': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. John Nelson replaces Jake Nerwinski.
  • 64': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova replaces Javain Brown.
  • 65': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrés Cubas replaces Pedro Vite.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  • 68': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 69': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 69': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Luís Martins.
  • 72': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Jared Stroud.
  • 73': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Miguel Perez replaces Célio Pompeu.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Offside, St. Louis City SC. John Nelson tries a through ball, but Nicholas Gioacchini is caught offside.
  • 75': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Miguel Perez.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC).
  • 80': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 80': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  • 86': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 89': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 89': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon tries a through ball, but Déiber Caicedo is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jonathan Bell replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
  • 90'+3': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 90'+3': Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Goal! St. Louis City SC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 1
61.8 Possession 38.2
12 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
401 Accurate Passes 209
500 Passes 300
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.1
76 Long Balls 44
35 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 10
28 Effective Clearances 33
28 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 26 +18 49
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 25 +15 45
3 Minnesota United FC 26 +13 44
4 Seattle Sounders FC 25 +8 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Roman Bürki (GK)
26 Tim Parker Yellow Card
24 Lucas Bartlett
22 Kyle Hiebert
2 Jakob Nerwinski Yellow Card
19 Indiana Vassilev
10 Eduard Löwen
6 Njabulo Blom Yellow Card
11 Nicholas Gioacchini
12 Célio Pompeu
8 Jared Stroud Yellow Card
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
John Nelson, Akil Watts, Joshua Yaro, Isak Jensen, Tomas Ostrak, Jon Bell, Miguel Perez, Benjamin Lundt, Aziel Jackson.

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Hasal (GK)
6 Tristan Blackmon
4 Ranko Veselinovic
14 Luís Martins
23 Javain Brown
16 Sebastian Berhalter Yellow Card
8 Alessandro Schöpf
19 Julian Gressel
29 Simon Becher
25 Ryan Gauld Yellow Card
45 Pedro Vite
Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
Yohei Takaoka, Brian White, Andrés Cubas, Deiber Caicedo, Mathías Laborda, Ryan Raposo, Levonte Johnson, Sergio Córdova, Russell Teibert.

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