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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City

MLS
Vancouver
18-9-7
3-0
Final
Kansas City
7-7-20
BC Place
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

VANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSKC
54%Possession46%
21Shots11
5On target3
9Corners4
3Saves2
17Fouls12
3'Emmanuel SabbiVAN27'Dejan JoveljicSKC52'Tim LeiboldSKC
Team1H2HT
VAN213
SKC000

Who won: Vancouver 3-0

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at BC Place. Goals for Vancouver: Emmanuel Sabbi (35'), Jean-Claude Ngando (43') and Mathías Laborda (87').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 27.8Mathías LabordaLB
  3. 37.5Jean-Claude NgandoLM
  4. 47.1Sebastian BerhalterRM
  5. 57.0Emmanuel SabbiRF
  6. 66.8Jayden NelsonLF
  7. 76.7Bjørn Inge UtvikCD-L
  8. 86.6Tristan BlackmonCD-R
  9. 96.6Édier OcampoRB
  10. 106.3Logan NdenbeSUB
  11. 116.2Brian WhiteF
  12. 126.1Andrés CubasCM

Team stats

VANSKC
17Fouls12
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
5Offsides0
9Corner Kicks4
3Saves2
54.3Possession45.7
21SHOTS11
5ON GOAL3
0.2On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
427Accurate Passes330
471Passes405
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses5
26Crosses15
0.3Cross %0.3
47Long Balls54
36Accurate Long Balls27
0.8Long Balls %0.5
7Blocked Shots3
8Effective Tackles8
10Tackles17
0.8Tackle %0.5
9Interceptions9
32Effective Clearances17
32Clearances17

Player of the game

Yohei Takaoka

VAN · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

17%
VAN · 0.20 xG
75%
Draw
9%
SKC · 0.11 xG

Vancouver created better chances: they win this game 17% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  3. 90'+4'VAN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jansen Miller.

  4. 90'+3'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.

    J. Bartlett

  5. 90'+3'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.

  6. 90'+3'VAN

    Free kick won

    Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'+3'VAN

    Foul

    Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).

  8. 90'+2'Logan Ndenbe

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a through ball.

    L. Ndenbe

  9. 90'+1'VAN

    Offside

    Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bjørn Utvik is caught offside.

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'Jayden Nelson

    Free kick won

    Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 90'Memo Rodríguez

    Foul

    Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).

  13. 90'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.

    M. Laborda

  14. 89'VAN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John Pulskamp.

  15. 89'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Jayden Nelson.

    D. Ríos

  16. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Blackmon

    Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Belal Halbouni replaces Tristan Blackmon.

    B. Halbouni

  17. GOAL87'

    Goal! Header

    M. Laborda · ast S. Berhalter

    Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.

    VAN 3 - 0 SKC
  18. 87'VAN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.

  19. 86'Jayden Nelson

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathías Laborda.

    J. Nelson

  20. 85'Memo Rodríguez
    Sub

    Subbed on for Z. Bassong

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Zorhan Bassong.

    M. Rodríguez

  21. 85'Mason Toye
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Suleymanov

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye replaces Shapi Suleymanov.

    M. Toye

  22. 84'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.

    M. Laborda

  23. 83'VAN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.

  24. 82'

    Free kick won

    Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 82'Zorhan Bassong

    Foul

    Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).

Leaders

VANSKC
Total Shots
Emmanuel Sabbi
5
Logan Ndenbe
3
Accurate Passes
Tristan Blackmon
80
Jacob Bartlett
44
Saves
Yohei Takaoka
3
John Pulskamp
2

Season seriesVAN leads series 3-1-1

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