MLS

Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Real Salt Lake
  • 73': Diego Luna
  • 83': Isaac Boehmer (OG)
FT
2 - 1
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 58': Ryan Gauld

Real Salt Lake top Whitecaps on own goal, secure 3rd seed in West

Diego Luna scored a brilliant second-half equalizer before Real Salt Lake took the lead thanks to a bizarre own goal en route to a 2-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in both teams' regular-season finale.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna with a headed pass.
  • 3': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Cristian Arango is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Alessandro Schöpf.
  • 11': Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
  • 11': Isaac Boehmer (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
  • 13': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 15': Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emeka Eneli.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
  • 22': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Philip Quinton because of an injury.
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 23': Hand ball by Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 27': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Fafá Picault is caught offside.
  • 28': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White with a headed pass.
  • 29': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
  • 29': Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
  • 30': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Emeka Eneli.
  • 32': Foul by Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 32': Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
  • 33': Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
  • 39': Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian White.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
  • 45'+4': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brian White.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+7': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  • 46': Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 46': Penalty conceded by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 52': Penalty missed. Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot is too high.
  • 56': Foul by Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake).
  • 56': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrés Cubas replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 57': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Déiber Caicedo.
  • 58': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 60': Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 60': Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
  • 61': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 63': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 64': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Dominik Marczuk replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 66': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Matt Crooks.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 70': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Fafá Picault.
  • 70': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 71': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 72': Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Luna with a cross.
  • 73': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Braian Ojeda following a fast break.
  • 77': Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
  • 78': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Julio with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Sam Adekugbe.
  • 80': Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Dominik Marczuk.
  • 81': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stuart Armstrong replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  • 81': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Sam Adekugbe.
  • 83': Own Goal by Isaac Boehmer, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Real Salt Lake 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
  • 85': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 85': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody replaces Alexandros Katranis.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Cristian Arango.
  • 87': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 89': Foul by Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake).
  • 89': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 90'+2': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ryan Gauld.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
49.8 Possession 50.2
10 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
305 Accurate Passes 307
392 Passes 384
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 30
0.1 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 63
21 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 27
25 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,359

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

RSL Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Zac MacMath (GK)
26 Philip Quinton
15 Justen Glad
98 Alexandros Katranis Yellow Card
91 Javain Brown Yellow Card
25 Matt Crooks
14 Emeka Eneli
6 Braian Ojeda
9 Cristian Arango
10 Diogo Gonçalves
8 Diego Luna
Real Salt Lake Substitutes:
Marcelo Silva, Dominik Marczuk, Gavin Beavers, Anderson Julio, Lachlan Brook, Noel Caliskan, Andrew Brody, Nelson Palacio, Maikel Chang.

VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-3)

No. Name
32 Isaac Boehmer (GK)
4 Ranko Veselinovic
6 Tristan Blackmon Yellow Card
15 Bjørn Inge Utvik
16 Sebastian Berhalter Yellow Card
13 Ralph Priso-Mbongue
3 Sam Adekugbe Yellow Card
8 Alessandro Schöpf
24 Brian White
11 Fafà Picault Yellow Card
23 Deiber Caicedo
Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
Stuart Armstrong, Mathías Laborda, Damir Kreilach, Andrés Cubas, Ryan Gauld, Ali Ahmed, Yohei Takaoka, Pedro Vite, Ryan Raposo.

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