Vancouver Whitecaps vs Saprissa, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One

· 2nd Leg - Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3-2 on aggregate
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 46': Brian White
  • 90'+1': Brian White
FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3-2 on aggregate
Saprissa

    About

    Vancouver Whitecaps are hosting Saprissa at BC Place, Vancouver, Canada, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa).
    • 2': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jefry Valverde.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 7': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 7': Ryan Bolaños (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
    • 9': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ryan Bolaños.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jefry Valverde (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ariel Rodríguez.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
    • 16': Offside, Saprissa. Ariel Rodríguez is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Joseph Mora (Saprissa).
    • 19': Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Sam Adekugbe.
    • 21': Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Saprissa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
    • 23': Foul by Jefry Valverde (Saprissa).
    • 23': Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by David Guzmán (Saprissa).
    • 26': David Guzmán (Saprissa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathías Laborda with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
    • 33': Foul by Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 33': Joseph Mora (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 37': Kendall Waston (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 45': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Eduardo Anderson (Saprissa).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Saprissa 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Saprissa 0.
    • 46': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Saprissa 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayden Nelson with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
    • 49': Offside, Saprissa. Kendall Waston is caught offside.
    • 49': Hand ball by Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 51': Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa).
    • 52': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ryan Bolaños.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
    • 56': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 56': Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Mariano Torres (Saprissa).
    • 58': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Delay in match (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Foul by Kendall Waston (Saprissa).
    • 61': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Saprissa. Gerson Torres replaces Ryan Bolaños.
    • 61': Substitution, Saprissa. Deyver Vega replaces Ariel Rodríguez.
    • 62': Offside, Saprissa. Kendall Waston is caught offside.
    • 63': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. J.C. Ngando replaces Ralph Priso.
    • 63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Jayden Nelson.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Guzmán.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Deyver Vega (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariano Torres.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kendall Waston with a headed pass.
    • 69': Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by David Guzmán (Saprissa).
    • 72': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
    • 75': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrés Cubas replaces Pedro Vite.
    • 76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Édier Ocampo replaces Sam Adekugbe.
    • 77': David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Gerson Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
    • 79': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ranko Veselinovic replaces Bjørn Utvik.
    • 83': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by J.C. Ngando.
    • 85': Kendall Waston (Saprissa) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Deyver Vega (Saprissa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Mariano Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by J.C. Ngando.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 90': Foul by Gerson Torres (Saprissa).
    • 90': Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Substitution, Saprissa. Orlando Sinclair replaces Sebastián Acuña.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Saprissa 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 90'+2': Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Gerson Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Guzmán.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Gerson Torres (Saprissa).
    • 90'+5': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Saprissa 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Saprissa 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 1
    36 Possession 64
    16 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    246 Accurate Passes 513
    321 Passes 583
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    10 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 21
    0.6 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 46
    40 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    11 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.9
    6 Interceptions 4
    25 Effective Clearances 24
    25 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

    Venue: BC Place
    Location: Vancouver, Canada
    Attendance: 14,059

    Line-Ups

    VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Yohei Takaoka (GK)
    33 Tristan Blackmon
    15 Bjørn Inge Utvik
    3 Sam Adekugbe
    2 Mathías Laborda
    13 Ralph Priso-Mbongue
    16 Sebastian Berhalter
    45 Pedro Vite
    24 Brian White
    22 Ali Ahmed
    7 Jayden Nelson
    Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
    Tate Johnson, Damir Kreilach, Ryan Gauld, Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau, Jean-Claude Ngando, Adrián Zendejas, Jeevan Badwal, Belal Halbouni, Isaac Boehmer, Édier Ocampo, Ranko Veselinovic, Andrés Cubas.

    SAP Saprissa (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    18 Esteban Alvarado (GK)
    21 Fidel Escobar
    19 Ryan Davis
    16 Eduardo Anderson
    5 Joseph Mora
    7 Jefry Valverde
    8 David Guzmán Yellow Card
    25 Sebastian Acuna Murillo
    14 Ariel Rodríguez
    20 Mariano Torres
    4 Kendall Waston
    Saprissa Substitutes:
    Douglas Sequeira, Gerson Torres, Jafeth López, Samir Taylor, Isaac Alfaro, Alberth Barahona, Orlando Sinclair, Dax Palmer, Gino Vivi, Kenay Myrie, Yoserth Hernández, Deyver Vega.

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