Vancouver Whitecaps beats Colorado Rapids 2-1 with R. Gauld scoring 2 goals
VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps beat Colorado Rapids to win 2-1. R. Gauld was the key to score 2 goals.
VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps overcome Colorado Rapids to win 2-1. R. Gauld was the key to score 2 goals. It was Vancouver Whitecaps to strike first with a goal of R. Gauld at the 14′. Then R. Gauld scored again for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 40′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, G. Zardes reduced the distance for Colorado Rapids with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Colorado Rapids lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In the presence of 14,682 spectators. The referee was Filip Dujic who was helped by Michael Barwegen and Ian Anderson. The 4th official was Ismail Elfath. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.06 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Colorado Rapids was in firm control of the ball 57% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Vancouver Whitecaps managed to find the solution to win this match.
Vancouver Whitecaps shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Colorado Rapids shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Vancouver Whitecaps. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (R. Priso-Mbongue).
After playing this match, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 30 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Colorado Rapids will stay with 31 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
R. Gauld
J. Gressel
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34'34'
J. Nerwinski
J. Brown
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40'40'
R. Gauld
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46'46'
R. Raposo
A. Schopf
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59'59'
M. Barrios
S. Nicholson
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59'59'
L. Abubakar
G. Vallecilla
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68'68'
R. Teibert
M. Godinho
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76'76'
G. Zardes
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80'80'
C. Warner
F. Gutierrez
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80'80'
R. Priso-Mbongue
M. Alves da Silva
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86'86'
L. Martins
J. Gressel
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86'86'
T. Ricketts
L. Cavallini
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90'90'
D. Yapi
S. Beitashour
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90'90'
R. Priso-Mbongue
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Vancouver Whitecaps will play away with Real Salt Lake on the 21st of August with a 13-11 head to head in favor of Vancouver Whitecaps (4 draws).
Colorado Rapids will host Houston Dynamo on the 21st of August with a 15-11 head to head in favor of Colorado Rapids (11 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids will play the return match on the at the
Vancouver Whitecaps: Formation and Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Vanni Sartini chose to play with the following team: Thomas Hasal , Javain Brown , Ranko Veselinović , Tristan Blackmon , Julian Gressel , Andrés Cubas , Sebastian Berhalter , Marcus Godinho , Janio Bikel, Alessandro Schöpf , Ryan Gauld and Lucas Cavallini .
Substitutes
Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: J. Brown for J. Nerwinski (34′), A. Schopf for R. Raposo (46′), M. Godinho for R. Teibert (68′), L. Cavallini for T. Ricketts (85′) and J. Gressel for L. Martins (85′).
Top player: Ryan Gauld
Probably the most impressive player in Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.
His rating is with 2 goals, 39 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Colorado Rapids: Formation and Lineups
Colorado Rapids started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the other side, Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough , Keegan Rosenberry , Exon Gustavo Vallecilla , Danny Wilson , Steven Beitashour , Sam Nicholson , Felipe Gutiérrez , Max , Gyasi Zardes , Jonathan Lewis , Diego Rubio .
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: S. Nicholson for M. Barrios (59′), G. Vallecilla for L. Abubakar (59′), F. Gutierrez for C. Warner (80′), M. Alves da Silva for R. Priso-Mbongue (80′) and S. Beitashour for D. Yapi (90′).
Top player: Gyasi Zardes
Probably the most impressive player in Colorado Rapids was Gyasi Zardes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (100% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
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