Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake

MLS

Vancouver

18-9-7

2-1

Final

Salt Lake

12-5-17

BC Place

TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

VANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTRSL

55%Possession45%

23Shots11

7On target3

9Corners5

2Saves5

15Fouls10

22'Braian OjedaRSL50'Justen GladRSL62'Diego LunaRSL64'Daniel RíosVAN

Team	1H	2H	T
VAN	1	1	2
RSL	0	1	1

Who won: Vancouver 2-1

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at BC Place. Goals for Vancouver: Jayden Nelson (20') and Tristan Blackmon (70'). Goals for Salt Lake: Diego Luna (90'+6' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

VANRSL

15Fouls10

1Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

9Corner Kicks5

2Saves5

55.2Possession44.8

23SHOTS11

7ON GOAL3

0.3On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals1

1Penalty Kicks Taken1

440Accurate Passes345

503Passes401

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

5Accurate Crosses2

15Crosses19

0.3Cross %0.1

58Long Balls45

36Accurate Long Balls24

0.6Long Balls %0.5

11Blocked Shots4

13Effective Tackles6

14Tackles16

0.9Tackle %0.4

5Interceptions9

20Effective Clearances28

20Clearances28

Player of the game

Jayden Nelson

VAN · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

28%

VAN · 0.95 xG

52%

Draw

20%

RSL · 0.86 xG

Vancouver created better chances: they win this game 28% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
90'+8'
Free kick won
Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8'
Foul
Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
90'+7'
Sub
Subbed on for J
Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jeevan Badwal replaces J.C. Ngando.
J. Badwal
GOAL90'+6'
Goal! Penalty
D. Luna
Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
VAN 2 - 1 RSL
90'+3'RSL
Var - referee decision cancelled
VAR Decision: Penalty Real Salt Lake.
90'+2'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2'VAN
Foul
Penalty Real Salt Lake. Justen Glad draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2'
Corner awarded
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Pedro Vite.
90'+2'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Quinton
Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Philip Quinton because of an injury.
N. Palacio
86'
Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
86'
Free kick won
Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
82'
Foul
Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
82'
Free kick won
Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Corner awarded
Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
81'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
77'
Corner awarded
Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by William Agada.
77'
Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.