Vancouver vs San Jose 2024 MLS, Regular Season
Yohei Takaoka's 3rd straight shutout leads Whitecaps past Earthquakes
Fafa Picault and Stuart Armstrong scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps post a 2-0 home victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 26': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Vítor Costa replaces Benjamin Kikanovic.
- 45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Preston Judd.
- 55': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Alfredo Morales replaces Niko Tsakiris.
- 56': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 66': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Sam Adekugbe.
- 66': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Édier Ocampo replaces Ali Ahmed.
- 73': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Amahl Pellegrino replaces Paul Marie.
- 84': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stuart Armstrong replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 84': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Fafá Picault.
- 86': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Jackson Yueill.
- 86': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Stuart Armstrong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 89': Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 21,309
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 SJ |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 546 |
| 466 | Passes | 603 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 32 | Clearances | 16 |
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 15 | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 13 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue  |
| 3 | Sam Adekugbe |
| 22 | Ali Ahmed |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 11 | Fafà Picault |
San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 42 | Daniel (GK) |
| 26 | Rodrigues |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 29 | Carlos Akapo |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 30 | Niko Tsakiris |
| 3 | Paul Marie |
| 28 | Benjamin Kikanovic |
| 19 | Preston Judd |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
| 23 | Hernan Lopez |
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