Match Report


Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps     Harrisburg City IslandersHarrisburg City Islanders
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Manuel RivelinoM. Rivelino68
G
1
G
67Milton BeckermanM. Beckerman
Gustavo Enrique FerrariG. Ferrari70
D
2
D
66Theodore BeckermanT. Beckerman
Lautaro MarinoL. Marino65
D
3
D
65Santiago ReyesS. Reyes
Jeb SanchezJ. Sanchez64
D
4
D
56Roland WhiteR. White
Fede PonceF. Ponce73
M
captain5
M
65Gregory ClarkG. Clark
Jesse SippolaJ. Sippola69
M
6
M
58Johnnie GrayJ. Gray
Duarte EdmundoD. Edmundo67
M
7captain
M
58Gustavo LuceroG. Lucero
Troy MillerT. Miller67
M
8
M
57Bernard CarterB. Carter
David BarraganD. Barragan67
A
9
A
62Joe GrossmanJ. Grossman
Óscar GruezoÓ. Gruezo65
A
10
A
62Jerry HowardJ. Howard
Rodney ChavarriR. Chavarri62
A
11
A
59Gabriel CortésG. Cortés
 
Jairo BrownJ. Brown68
G
12
G
61Francisco G. TaffarelF. Taffarel
Alex RamirezA. Ramirez67
M
13
M
56António RuizA. Ruiz
Allan NovielloA. Noviello63
D
14
A
56John AlstonJ. Alston

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at BC Place where Vancouver Whitecaps play host to Harrisburg City Islanders. A crowd of 13,995 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vancouver Whitecaps and Harrisburg City Islanders are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Timothy Cruz.


0.00
The whistle blows and Harrisburg City Islanders get the match underway!
6.55
Lautaro Marino makes a simple pass to Duarte Edmundo. Duarte Edmundo chips the ball to his team mate, Rodney Chavarri. Rodney Chavarri edges inside the box! Rodney Chavarri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
9.47
Duarte Edmundo passes the ball forward to Rodney Chavarri. Rodney Chavarri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.33
Theodore Beckerman flicks a high pass forward. Gregory Clark holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gregory Clark controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
16.37
Gustavo Lucero flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Cortés holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Cortés tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Manuel Rivelino keeps it out!
22.16
Johnnie Gray sees Gabriel Cortés in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gabriel Cortés sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.23
Gustavo Lucero comes in with a late challenge on Duarte Edmundo. The referee warns Gustavo Lucero to calm down! Duarte Edmundo stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.18
Fede Ponce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Barragan. David Barragan knocks in a cross ball towards Óscar Gruezo. Óscar Gruezo beats his man to it with a header but it is shockingly off target!
32.40
Jesse Sippola makes a beautiful solo run. Jesse Sippola knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rodney Chavarri is offside!
36.42
Johnnie Gray flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Cortés collects the pass. Gabriel Cortés finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Manuel Rivelino!
40.02
Gustavo Enrique Ferrari knocks the ball forward to Jesse Sippola. Jesse Sippola flicks a high pass forward. David Barragan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Barragan shoots from distance but is denied by Milton Beckerman. Excellent save.
42.24
Lautaro Marino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Edmundo. Duarte Edmundo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Barragan. David Barragan makes a pass forward but Rodney Chavarri is yards offside!
44.48
Johnnie Gray threads the ball through to Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman knocks the ball forward, putting Gabriel Cortés through on goal. Gabriel Cortés muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Manuel Rivelino had no chance!! Goal for Harrisburg City Islanders!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vancouver Whitecaps appear unchanged since the first half. Harrisburg City Islanders also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Vancouver Whitecaps kicking off!
48.03
Theodore Beckerman barges into Óscar Gruezo. Theodore Beckerman is shown the yellow card! Óscar Gruezo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.58
Without breaking stride, Theodore Beckerman plays the ball forward to Gustavo Lucero. With imagination, Gustavo Lucero plays the ball forward to Gabriel Cortés. Gabriel Cortés knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.53
Vancouver Whitecaps have made 2 substitutions with Jairo Brown replacing Jeb Sanchez and Allan Noviello replacing Óscar Gruezo .
63.24
Duarte Edmundo flicks the ball to his team mate, David Barragan. David Barragan knocks in a cross ball towards Rodney Chavarri. Rodney Chavarri makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
67.14
Jesse Sippola threads a neat ball through to Rodney Chavarri. Rodney Chavarri finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
69.19
Johnnie Gray flicks a high pass forward. Jerry Howard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jerry Howard shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Manuel Rivelino.
70.58
Corner kick to Harrisburg City Islanders. Johnnie Gray chips it out wide. Gustavo Enrique Ferrari comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
72.26
Jesse Sippola hits a low pass to David Barragan. David Barragan shoots from 25 yards but Milton Beckerman reads it well. Quality keeping!
75.55
Lautaro Marino passes the ball forward to Troy Miller. Troy Miller knocks the ball forward to Rodney Chavarri. Rodney Chavarri cuts inside the box! Rodney Chavarri takes a shot at goal. Milton Beckerman gets down and covers it.
78.28
Rodney Chavarri catches Santiago Reyes on the ankles. Rodney Chavarri is given a warning by the referee! Santiago Reyes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.57
Gregory Clark sees space and advances. Gregory Clark knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vancouver Whitecaps

Harrisburg City Islanders
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
20.6%
42.6%
36.8%

Scorers
Gabriel Cortés 22, 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Cortés of Harrisburg City Islanders

Match Ratings
1.Manuel Rivelino (GK)
7
2.Gustavo Enrique Ferrari (DEF)
6
3.Lautaro Marino (DEF)
6
4.Jeb Sanchez (DEF)
6
5.Fede Ponce (MID)
6
6.Jesse Sippola (MID)
7
7.Duarte Edmundo (MID)
7
8.Troy Miller (MID)
6
9.David Barragan (ATT)
6
10.Óscar Gruezo (ATT)
6
11.Rodney Chavarri (ATT)
7
 
12.Jairo Brown (GK)
6
13.Alex Ramirez (MID)
0
14.Allan Noviello (DEF)
6

1.Milton Beckerman (GK)
7
2.Theodore Beckerman (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Santiago Reyes (DEF)
6
4.Roland White (DEF)
6
5.Gregory Clark (MID)
6
6.Johnnie Gray (MID)
7
7.Gustavo Lucero (MID)
6
8.Bernard Carter (MID)
6
9.Joe Grossman (ATT)
6
10.Jerry Howard (ATT)
6
11.Gabriel Cortés (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Francisco G. Taffarel (GK)
0
13.António Ruiz (MID)
0
14.John Alston (ATT)
0