Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Ryan Gauld's big night lifts Whitecaps past Timbers
Ryan Gauld had two goals and an assist as the Vancouver Whitecaps spoiled the debut of Portland interim coach Miles Joseph, defeating the host Timbers 3-2 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Richie Laryea with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 3': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 5': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
- 10': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 11': Evander (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe.
- 13': Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian White.
- 14': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 14': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Richie Laryea.
- 26': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Claudio Bravo with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 27': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 33': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 33': Attempt missed. Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Claudio Bravo with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dario Zuparic following a corner.
- 34': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 34': Evander (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 39': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richie Laryea.
- 44': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ranko Veselinovic following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
- 48': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Richie Laryea.
- 49': Attempt missed. Evander (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes with a headed pass following a corner.
- 49': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Richie Laryea.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White.
- 51': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 51': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 53': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a cross.
- 54': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 55': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 55': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 58': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Richie Laryea draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Penalty conceded by Evander (Portland Timbers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Sam Adekugbe.
- 62': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 63': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 65': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 65': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 66': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Franck Boli replaces Felipe Mora.
- 66': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Yimmi Chará.
- 66': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno replaces Dairon Asprilla.
- 67': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Bravo with a headed pass.
- 69': Attempt saved. Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 69': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt missed. Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Hand ball by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 79': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 79': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Javain Brown.
- 79': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Antony replaces Cristhian Paredes.
- 81': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 81': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
- 82': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Zac McGraw replaces Miguel Araujo.
- 84': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 84': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
- 86': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 87': Attempt saved. Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Mosquera with a cross.
- 88': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Ryan Gauld.
- 89': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Richie Laryea.
- 90': Hand ball by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zac McGraw with a headed pass.
- 90'+4': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
- 90'+4': Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Richie Laryea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White tries a through ball, but Pedro Vite is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3.
Statistics
 VAN |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.2 | Possession | 63.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 232 | Accurate Passes | 441 |
| 302 | Passes | 524 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 38 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 22,674
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 22,674
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | +19 | 64 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Portland Timbers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 13 | Dario Zuparic  |
| 2 | Miguel Araujo |
| 5 | Claudio Bravo |
| 29 | Juan Mosquera |
| 21 | Diego Chará |
| 20 | Evander |
| 22 | Cristhian Paredes |
| 9 | Felipe Mora |
| 23 | Yimmi Chará |
| 27 | Dairon Asprilla |
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 22 | Ali Ahmed |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 3 | Sam Adekugbe |
| 7 | Richie Laryea |
| 24 | Brian White |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
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