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Vancouver Whitecaps Edge Out Austin in Tight Match
Vancouver Whitecaps emerged victorious over Austin FC in a tense encounter that ended in a 1-0 scoreline. The lone goal of the match came in the 70th minute, courtesy of Pedro Vite, who capitalized on a clever assist from Ryan Gauld.
The match began with both sides vying for possession and generating several dangerous chances. The first yellow card of the game went to Pedro Vite of Vancouver in the 6th minute, while Matt Hedges of Austin received his yellow card in the 8th minute.
In the 44th minute, Vancouver came close to breaking the deadlock, but a goal by Ryan Gauld was disallowed for offside. The contest remained balanced throughout the second half, with both teams exchanging attacks.
Finally, in the 70th minute, Pedro Vite capitalized on a precise pass from Ryan Gauld to score the only goal of the match and secure the win for Vancouver Whitecaps.
Despite the defeat, Austin enjoyed more possession (48%) and had more corners (9) than Vancouver, but ultimately couldn’t break down the visitors’ solid defense.
Match Statistics:
* Austin: 48% possession, 5 shots (0 on target, 3 off target), 9 corners, 12 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
* Vancouver Whitecaps: 52% possession, 18 shots (4 on target, 6 off target), 7 corners, 9 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
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Substitutions vancouver whitecaps: at minute 63 A. Schopf came in and R. Raposo went out., at minute 82 T. Blackmon came in and B. Utvik went out., at minute 85 B. Halbouni came in and S. Berhalter went out., at minute 90 D. Kreilach came in and R. Gauld went out., at minute 90 G. Bovalina came in and A. Ahmed went out.
Substitutions austin: at minute 67 G. Zardes came in and O. Wolff went out., at minute 67 J. Cascante came in and B. Hines-Ike went out., at minute 79 J. Obrian came in and M. Desler went out., at minute 79 D. Rubio came in and M. Hedges went out., at minute 90 E. Finlay came in and O. Bukari went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Austin
Vancouver Whitecaps
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