MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 40': Jeevan Badwal
  • 70': Daniel Ríos
  • 88': Damir Kreilach (P)
FT
3 - 0
Seattle Sounders FC
  • Red Card 52': Nouhou Tolo
  • Red Card 55': Jon Bell

Whitecaps blank Sounders as unbeaten streak hits 11

Teenager Jeevan Badwal scored his first MLS goal as the host Vancouver Whitecaps extended their unbeaten streak to a franchise-record 11 matches with a bizarre 3-0 victory against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by J.C. Ngando.
  • 11': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Édier Ocampo.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Laborda.
  • 19': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jesús Ferreira is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 21': J.C. Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Édier Ocampo with a cross.
  • 28': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
  • 30': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Roldan following a corner.
  • 32': Delay in match (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 38': J.C. Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by J.C. Ngando.
  • 44': Foul by Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 44': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 48': Foul by Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 48': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 50': Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 50': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 51': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the red card.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner,Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
  • 54': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 54': Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by J.C. Ngando.
  • 55': Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 55': Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the red card.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 60': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Ryan Kent.
  • 60': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock replaces Pedro de la Vega.
  • 60': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi replaces Jesús Ferreira.
  • 61': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo replaces Albert Rusnák.
  • 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Belal Halbouni replaces Bjørn Utvik.
  • 64': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 64': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 66': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 68': Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 70': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ralph Priso.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Mathías Laborda with a cross.
  • 73': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 74': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Damir Kreilach replaces Jeevan Badwal.
  • 74': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 74': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 76': Corner,Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
  • 77': Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 77': Delay in match (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker replaces Jackson Ragen.
  • 83': Corner,Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
  • 84': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 84': Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ralph Priso.
  • 87': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Emmanuel Sabbi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty conceded by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Damir Kreilach (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 90': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
2 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 0
53.7 Possession 46.3
7 SHOTS 13
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
463 Accurate Passes 389
514 Passes 442
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 35
14 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 5
9 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.3
5 Interceptions 3
18 Effective Clearances 22
18 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 24,276

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

VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Yohei Takaoka (GK)
4 Ranko Veselinovic
33 Tristan Blackmon
15 Bjørn Inge Utvik
18 Édier Ocampo
2 Mathías Laborda
13 Ralph Priso-Mbongue
59 Jeevan Badwal
26 Jean-Claude Ngando
11 Emmanuel Sabbi
14 Daniel Ríos
Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
Isaac Boehmer, Adrian Pelayo, Damir Kreilach, Jackson Castro, Johnny Selemani, Nikola Djordjevic, Daniel Russo, Belal Halbouni, Antoine Coupland.

SEA Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
15 Jon Bell Red Card
25 Jackson Ragen
5 Nouhou Tolo Red Card
16 Alex Roldan
11 Albert Rusnák
7 Cristian Roldan
18 Obed Vargas
9 Jesús Ferreira
77 Ryan Kent
10 Pedro de la Vega
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
João Paulo, Georgi Minoungou, Andy Thomas, Daniel Leyva, Cody Baker, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Travian Sousa, Daniel Musovski, Paul Rothrock.

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