MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps vs D.C. United, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 2': Brian White
  • 57': Ryan Gauld (P)
FT
2 - 2
D.C. United
  • 11': Christian Benteke
  • 62': Mateusz Klich

Brian White shines, but Whitecaps draw with D.C. United

Brian White scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season and then helped earn a second-half penalty kick, but the Vancouver Whitecaps were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against visiting D.C. United on Saturday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 1': Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
  • 1': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, D.C. United 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  • 4': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
  • 4': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld tries a through ball, but Richie Laryea is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 9': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
  • 11': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, D.C. United 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 15': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite tries a through ball, but Richie Laryea is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Javain Brown.
  • 20': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
  • 20': Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 21': Ruan (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 27': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 30': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
  • 34': Hand ball by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrés Cubas tries a through ball, but Richie Laryea is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
  • 39': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 39': Ruan (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
  • 40': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 41': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jackson Hopkins.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Yohei Takaoka tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
  • 45'+1': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, D.C. United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, D.C. United 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  • 48': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Alex Bono.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Pedro Santos (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': VAR Decision: Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 57': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, D.C. United 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 60': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 60': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, D.C. United 2. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Richie Laryea.
  • 64': Chris Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 66': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Benteke following a fast break.
  • 69': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 69': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Javain Brown.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani.
  • 71': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Williams (D.C. United).
  • 72': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe replaces Pedro Vite.
  • 72': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Junior Hoilett replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum replaces Derrick Williams because of an injury.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 79': Substitution, D.C. United. Yamil Asad replaces Jackson Hopkins.
  • 79': Substitution, D.C. United. Éric Davis replaces Pedro Santos.
  • 82': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 82': Yamil Asad (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
  • 84': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United).
  • 84': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, D.C. United. Andy Najar replaces Ruan.
  • 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe.
  • 87': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Alex Bono.
  • 88': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
  • 88': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
  • 90'+2': Junior Hoilett (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Offside, D.C. United. Mateusz Klich tries a through ball, but Cristian Dájome is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, D.C. United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, D.C. United 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
50.8 Possession 49.2
10 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
402 Accurate Passes 396
494 Passes 476
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 52
39 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 9
18 Effective Clearances 17
18 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 19,442

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 34 +46 77
2 Inter Miami CF 34 +21 60
3 New England Revolution 34 +8 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 +10 55
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (3-5-2)

No. Name
18 Yohei Takaoka (GK)
4 Ranko Veselinovic
6 Tristan Blackmon
23 Javain Brown
45 Pedro Vite
8 Alessandro Schöpf Yellow Card
20 Andrés Cubas
7 Richie Laryea
16 Sebastian Berhalter
25 Ryan Gauld
24 Brian White
Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
Simon Becher, Ryan Raposo, Mathías Laborda, Jean-Claude Ngando, Isaac Boehmer, Sam Adekugbe, Junior Hoilett, Russell Teibert, Ali Ahmed.

DC D.C. United (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
24 Alex Bono (GK)
3 Derrick Williams
23 Donovan Pines
7 Pedro Santos
2 Ruan
20 Christian Benteke
8 Christopher Durkin
10 Gabriel Pirani
25 Jackson Hopkins
43 Mateusz Klich
21 Ted Ku-Dipietro
D.C. United Substitutes:
Cristián Dájome, Nigel Robertha, Andy Nájar, Erik Hurtado, Éric Davis, Steve Birnbaum, Yamil Asad, Luis Zamudio, José Fajardo.

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