Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRyan Gauld lifts Whitecaps to draw with FC Cincinnati
Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in the 89th minute as the host Vancouver Whitecaps rallied for a 1-1 draw with MLS-leading FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 4': Hand ball by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 5': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 6': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 6': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 7': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo tries a through ball, but Dominique Badji is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 9': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luís Martins.
- 11': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 11': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Miazga with a through ball.
- 14': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 14': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
- 16': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 17': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Matt Miazga tries a through ball, but Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 18': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 19': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 20': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Cubas.
- 21': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 22': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luís Martins with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Raposo.
- 24': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 24': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brian White.
- 26': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 26': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 28': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 33': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Junior Moreno.
- 38': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 39': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian White.
- 45': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 49': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 49': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 50': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 52': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
- 54': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 60': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 60': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 62': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 63': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Julian Gressel replaces Ryan Raposo.
- 66': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon replaces Javain Brown.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Ian Murphy because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta replaces Dominique Badji.
- 69': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ian Murphy.
- 72': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 73': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Andrés Cubas.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite tries a through ball, but Sergio Córdova is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 74': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
- 77': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 79': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 83': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Miazga with a through ball.
- 84': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Brian White.
- 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sergio Córdova draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Penalty conceded by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 89': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+2': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+2': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+5': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
Statistics
 CIN |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 291 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 374 | Passes | 424 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 22 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 16,086
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 16,086
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 16 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 14 | Luís Martins |
| 27 | Ryan Raposo  |
| 24 | Brian White |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 9 | Sergio Córdova |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 14 | Dominique Badji |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
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