Vancouver Whitecaps vs Saprissa, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One

· 2nd Leg - Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3-2 on aggregate

46': Brian White
90'+1': Brian White

FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3-2 on aggregate

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Vancouver Whitecaps are hosting Saprissa at BC Place, Vancouver, Canada, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa).
2': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jefry Valverde.
6': Attempt missed. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
7': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
7': Ryan Bolaños (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
9': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ryan Bolaños.
11': Attempt missed. Jefry Valverde (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ariel Rodríguez.
13': Attempt saved. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
13': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
16': Offside, Saprissa. Ariel Rodríguez is caught offside.
19': Foul by Joseph Mora (Saprissa).
19': Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Sam Adekugbe.
21': Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Saprissa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a corner.
22': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
23': Foul by Jefry Valverde (Saprissa).
23': Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by David Guzmán (Saprissa).
26': David Guzmán (Saprissa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathías Laborda with a cross.
32': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
33': Foul by Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
33': Joseph Mora (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
37': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
37': Kendall Waston (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
45': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Eduardo Anderson (Saprissa).
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
45'+2': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Saprissa 0.
45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Saprissa 0.
46': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Saprissa 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayden Nelson with a cross.
48': Attempt missed. Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
49': Offside, Saprissa. Kendall Waston is caught offside.
49': Hand ball by Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
51': Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa).
52': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ryan Bolaños.
53': Attempt missed. Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
56': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
56': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
56': Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Mariano Torres (Saprissa).
58': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Delay in match (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Foul by Kendall Waston (Saprissa).
61': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Saprissa. Gerson Torres replaces Ryan Bolaños.
61': Substitution, Saprissa. Deyver Vega replaces Ariel Rodríguez.
62': Offside, Saprissa. Kendall Waston is caught offside.
63': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. J.C. Ngando replaces Ralph Priso.
63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Jayden Nelson.
66': Attempt missed. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Guzmán.
67': Attempt blocked. Deyver Vega (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariano Torres.
68': Attempt missed. Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kendall Waston with a headed pass.
69': Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by David Guzmán (Saprissa).
72': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
75': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andrés Cubas replaces Pedro Vite.
76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Édier Ocampo replaces Sam Adekugbe.
77': David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
77': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Attempt missed. Gerson Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
78': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
79': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ranko Veselinovic replaces Bjørn Utvik.
83': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
83': Attempt blocked. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross.
84': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by J.C. Ngando.
85': Kendall Waston (Saprissa) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt missed. Deyver Vega (Saprissa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
86': Attempt blocked. Mariano Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by J.C. Ngando.
87': Attempt missed. Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a corner.
89': David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
90': Foul by Gerson Torres (Saprissa).
90': Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Substitution, Saprissa. Orlando Sinclair replaces Sebastián Acuña.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Saprissa 0. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
90'+2': Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Gerson Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Guzmán.
90'+5': Foul by Gerson Torres (Saprissa).
90'+5': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Saprissa 0.
0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Saprissa 0.

Statistics

SAP		VAN
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	1
36	Possession	64
16	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
246	Accurate Passes	513
321	Passes	583
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
10	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	21
0.6	Cross %	0.3
71	Long Balls	46
40	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	11
11	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
6	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	24
25	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 14,059

Line-Ups

Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Yohei Takaoka (GK)
33	Tristan Blackmon
15	Bjørn Inge Utvik
3	Sam Adekugbe
2	Mathías Laborda
13	Ralph Priso-Mbongue
16	Sebastian Berhalter
45	Pedro Vite
24	Brian White
22	Ali Ahmed
7	Jayden Nelson

Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:

Tate Johnson, Damir Kreilach, Ryan Gauld, Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau, Jean-Claude Ngando, Adrián Zendejas, Jeevan Badwal, Belal Halbouni, Isaac Boehmer, Édier Ocampo, Ranko Veselinovic, Andrés Cubas.

Saprissa (5-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Esteban Alvarado (GK)
21	Fidel Escobar
19	Ryan Davis
16	Eduardo Anderson
5	Joseph Mora
7	Jefry Valverde
8	David Guzmán
25	Sebastian Acuna Murillo
14	Ariel Rodríguez
20	Mariano Torres
4	Kendall Waston

Saprissa Substitutes:

Douglas Sequeira, Gerson Torres, Jafeth López, Samir Taylor, Isaac Alfaro, Alberth Barahona, Orlando Sinclair, Dax Palmer, Gino Vivi, Kenay Myrie, Yoserth Hernández, Deyver Vega.

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