Major League Soccer: Vancouver Whitecaps seizes a draw versus Real Salt Lake
SANDY. Vancouver Whitecaps managed to capture a late draw against Real Salt Lake with a late goal from J. Gressel.
SANDY. Vancouver Whitecaps succeeded in capture a draw against Real Salt Lake with a late goal from J. Gressel scored in the (86′) after Real Salt Lake got a lead with a goal from S. Cordova (60′).
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the assistance of Jason White and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66.07 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Real Salt Lake was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Vancouver Whitecaps that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Real Salt Lake to win the match.
Real Salt Lake shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 1 yellow card (J. Loffelsend). On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (R. Teibert and ).
After this match, Real Salt Lake will have 37 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 33 points like Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders and Nashville SC to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
J. Loffelsend
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18'18'
R. Teibert
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54'54'
J. Gressel
A. Schopf
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60'60'
S. Cordova
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61'61'
A. A. Julio Santos
M. Chang
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67'67'
B. White
R. Raposo
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67'67'
S. Berhalter
R. Teibert
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71'71'
S. Caldwell
J. Loffelsend
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71'71'
R. Rubin
J. Meram
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81'81'
T. Ricketts
L. Cavallini
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81'81'
M. Godinho
A. Cubas
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81'81'
E. Holt
S. Cordova
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86'86'
J. Gressel
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90'90'
S. Berhalter
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Real Salt Lake will play away with Dallas on the 28th of August with a 22-14 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (11 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps will host Nashville SC on the 28th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.
Real Salt Lake: Formation and Lineups
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni chose to play with the following team: Zac MacMath , Aaron Herrera , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Maikel Chang , Jasper Loffelsend , Pablo Ruiz , Justin Meram , Sergio Córdova and Jefferson Savarino .
Substitutes
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: M. Chang for A. A. Julio Santos (61′), J. Loffelsend for S. Caldwell (71′), J. Meram for R. Rubin (71′) and S. Cordova for E. Holt (81′).
Top player: Aaron Herrera
Probably the most impressive player in Real Salt Lake was Aaron Herrera.
His rating is with 46 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Vancouver Whitecaps: Formation and Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Vanni Sartini played with: Thomas Hasal , Jakob Nerwiński , Ranko Veselinović , Tristan Blackmon , Cristián Dájome , Andrés Cubas , Russell Teibert , Ryan Raposo , Alessandro Schöpf , Ryan Gauld and Lucas Cavallini .
Substitutes
Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: A. Schopf for J. Gressel (54′), R. Raposo for B. White (67′), R. Teibert for S. Berhalter (67′), L. Cavallini for T. Ricketts (81′) and A. Cubas for M. Godinho (81′).
Top player: Ryan Gauld
Probably the most impressive player in Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.
His rating is with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
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