Saprissa 2-1 Vancouver (Feb 20, 2025) Commentary

Vancouver Whitecaps

Mariano Torres - 51'
Ariel Rodríguez - 90'+5'

Ryan Gauld - 21'

18
Alvarado
5
Mora
19
Davis
21
Escobar
16
Anderson
7
Valverde
8
Guzmán
25
Acuna Murillo
20
Torres
9
Merino
4
Waston

No.Name
18Esteban Alvarado
21Fidel Escobar
19Ryan Davis 30Douglas Sequeira
16Eduardo Anderson
5Joseph Mora 37Gino Vivi
7Jefry Valverde
25Sebastian Acuna Murillo
8David Guzmán 28Gerson Torres
20Mariano Torres
9Sabin Merino 14Ariel Rodríguez
4Kendall Waston

Substitutes
39Alberth Barahona
15Deyver Vega
32Nicolás Delgadillo
35Berny Rojas
13Isaac Alfaro
24Orlando Sinclair
33Kenay Myrie
17Yoserth Hernández

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

8:00 PM, February 20, 2025

San José, Costa Rica

Line: VAN -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 10,957

Referees:
Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros

Saprissa

Vancouver Whitecaps

KO
4
21
34
41
HT
51
56
56
61
65
73
79
82
82
90+1
90+5
FT

- Match ends, Saprissa 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
90'+7' Second Half ends, Saprissa 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
90'+5' Goal! Saprissa 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
90'+5' Attempt missed. Jefry Valverde (Saprissa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mariano Torres.
90'+4' Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
90'+4' Eduardo Anderson (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Kendall Waston (Saprissa).
90'+2' Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White.
90'+1' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1' Substitution, Saprissa. Gino Vivi replaces Joseph Mora.
88' Attempt saved. Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
86' Corner, Saprissa. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
86' Attempt blocked. Gerson Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
84' Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
84' Attempt saved. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ralph Priso.
82' Douglas Sequeira (Saprissa) is shown the yellow card.
82' Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
82' Foul by Douglas Sequeira (Saprissa).
82' Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79' Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79' Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
79' Ariel Rodríguez (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' Offside, Saprissa. Ariel Rodríguez is caught offside.
77' Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77' Foul by Douglas Sequeira (Saprissa).
73' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Ryan Gauld.
73' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ralph Priso replaces Andrés Cubas.
72' Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
72' Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
71' Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
66' Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66' Foul by Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa).
65' Mariano Torres (Saprissa) is shown the yellow card.
65' Mariano Torres (Saprissa).
65' (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61' Substitution, Saprissa. Gerson Torres replaces David Guzmán.
61' Substitution, Saprissa. Ariel Rodríguez replaces Sabin Merino.
60' Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Kendall Waston (Saprissa).
58' Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58' Foul by Sabin Merino (Saprissa).
56' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Jean-Claude Ngando.
56' Substitution, Saprissa. Douglas Sequeira replaces Ryan Bolaños.
55' Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
55' Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jefry Valverde.
54' Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Esteban Alvarado.
51' Goal! Saprissa 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Mariano Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fidel Escobar.
48' Foul by David Guzmán (Saprissa).
48' Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45' Second Half begins Saprissa 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
45'+3' First Half ends, Saprissa 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
44' Attempt blocked. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44' Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44' Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
41' Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41' Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
41' David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Attempt missed. Sabin Merino (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box is too high.
40' Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40' Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
40' Foul by Joseph Mora (Saprissa).
40' Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Kendall Waston (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39' Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
36' Attempt saved. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mariano Torres.
35' Foul by Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
35' David Guzmán (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35' Jefry Valverde (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
35' Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Claude Ngando.
34' Ryan Bolaños (Saprissa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34' Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Ryan Bolaños (Saprissa).
33' Foul by Sebastián Acuña (Saprissa).
33' Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32' Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
31' Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jefry Valverde.
29' Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe is caught offside.
27' Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27' Foul by Jefry Valverde (Saprissa).
25' Offside, Saprissa. Kendall Waston is caught offside.
25' Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25' Foul by Jefry Valverde (Saprissa).
24' Attempt saved. Mariano Torres (Saprissa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
23' Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23' Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
21' Goal! Saprissa 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed following a fast break.
18' Foul by Ryan Bolaños (Saprissa).
18' Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18' Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Saprissa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fidel Escobar following a set piece situation.
18' Attempt missed. Kendall Waston (Saprissa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mariano Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
17' Joseph Mora (Saprissa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17' Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
16' Foul by Fidel Escobar (Saprissa).
16' Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12' Mariano Torres (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12' Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
9' Offside, Saprissa. Kendall Waston is caught offside.
8' Kendall Waston (Saprissa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8' Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5' Delay in match because of an injury Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
4' Kendall Waston (Saprissa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4' Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Kendall Waston (Saprissa).
4' Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
1' Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1' Foul by Sabin Merino (Saprissa).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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