
Vancouver Whitecaps vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSWhitecaps drub short-handed CF Montreal, 5-0
Simon Becher scored his second and third goals of the season in his first career MLS start to help the host Vancouver Whitecaps romp to a 5-0 victor
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 2': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 10': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Substitution, CF Montréal. Rida Zouhir replaces Samuel Piette because of an injury.
- 11': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 11': Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Offside, CF Montréal. Mathieu Choinière tries a through ball, but Mason Toye is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 16': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 17': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 17': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 19': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Becher with a headed pass.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White.
- 21': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brian White.
- 22': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Rida Zouhir (CF Montréal).
- 22': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 22': Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) is shown the red card.
- 25': VAR Decision: No Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 27': Substitution, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo replaces Mason Toye.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian White.
- 28': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Luís Martins tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
- 34': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 36': Attempt saved. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 37': Attempt saved. Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Javain Brown.
- 38': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Becher.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javain Brown.
- 40': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
- 41': Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 42': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 43': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
- 45': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 45': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, CF Montréal 0. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+1': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Tristan Blackmon.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, CF Montréal 0. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 49': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 49': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Foul by Sean Rea (CF Montréal).
- 52': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Sean Rea (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 53': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 54': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
- 54': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Julian Gressel.
- 55': Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Aaron Herrera.
- 55': Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Victor Wanyama.
- 55': Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Kamal Miller.
- 59': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, CF Montréal 0. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javain Brown with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 62': Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rida Zouhir with a cross.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Becher.
- 64': Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 65': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jean-Claude Ngando replaces Javain Brown.
- 65': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Brian White.
- 66': Foul by Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 66': Rida Zouhir (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross.
- 72': Attempt missed. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 77': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 77': Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 80': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luís Martins with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 88': Hand ball by Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal).
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5, CF Montréal 0.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 7 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
4 | Saves | 0 |
35.5 | Possession | 64.5 |
3 | SHOTS | 29 |
0 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
250 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
317 | Passes | 572 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
10 | Crosses | 25 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
51 | Long Balls | 32 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
16 | Tackles | 25 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
3 | Interceptions | 4 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
25 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 16,046
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | +5 | 6 |
2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | +3 | 4 |
4 | Charlotte FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
6 | Tristan Blackmon |
4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
14 | Luís Martins |
23 | Javain Brown |
20 | Andrés Cubas |
22 | Ali Ahmed |
19 | Julian Gressel |
29 | Simon Becher |
24 | Brian White |
45 | Pedro Vite |
CF Montréal (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
4 | Rudy Camacho ![]() |
3 | Kamal Miller |
16 | Joel Waterman ![]() |
2 | Victor Wanyama |
6 | Samuel Piette |
29 | Mathieu Choinière |
22 | Aaron Herrera |
27 | Sean Rea ![]() |
9 | Chinonso Offor |
13 | Mason Toye |
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