Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps: Highlights, stats, and quotes

The Houston Dynamo had a lead after 87 minutes, but that quickly fell apart in a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Fafa Picault scored Houston’s goal very early in the match, in the 6th minute.

MATCH SUMMARY

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 1 Houston Dynamo FC

Friday, August 6, 2022

Venue: BC Place

Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Assistants: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Corey Rockwell

Fourth Official: Silviu Petrescu

VAR: Edvin Jurisevic

Attendance: 14,668

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy skies

SCORING SUMMARY

HOU: Fafa Picault (Sam Junqua) 6’

VAN: Simon Becher (unassisted) 88’

VAN: Lucas Cavallini (Ranko Veselinovic) 90+2’

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

HOU: Héctor Herrera (caution; foul) 53’

VAN: Lucas Cavallini (caution; foul) 78’

VAN: Ryan Gauld (caution; foul) 81’

LINEUPS & STATS

Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Cody Cropper; Tristan Blackmon- (Jake Nerwinski 69), Ranko Veselinovic, Javain Brown (Simon Becher 82), Ryan Raposo, Leonard Owusu (Michael Baldisimo 57), Russell Teibert (Ali Ahmed 69); Julian Gressel, Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite (Lucas Cavallini 57); Tosaint Ricketts

Unused Substitutes: Isaac Boehmer, Janio Bikel, Sebastian Berhalter, Alessandro Schopf

Total shots: 13 (Lucas Cavallini and Ryan Gauld tied with 3)

Shots on goal: 4 (Simon Becher, Lucas Cavallini, Ryan Gauld, and Julian Gressel tied with 1)

Fouls: 7 (Lucas Cavallini and Ryan Gauld tied with 2)

Offside: 0

Corner kicks: 5

Saves: 3 (Cody Cropper 3)

Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Sam Junqua, Daniel Steres, Tim Parker, Zarek Valentin (Zeca 83); Darwin Cerén, Héctor Herrera (C), Darwin Quintero (Griffin Dorsey 72); Fafa Picault, Sebas Ferreira (Adalberto Carrasquilla 72), Thor Úlfarsson (Ethan Barlow 83)

Unused substitutes: Michael Nelson, Marcelo Palomino, Memo Rodriguez, Beto Avila, Corey Baird

Total shots: 9 (Fafa Picault 3)

Shots on goal: 4 (Fafa Picault 2)

Fouls: 11 (Sebas Ferreira and Héctor Herrera tied with 3)

Offside: 2 (Sebas Ferreira and Thor Ulfarsson tied with 1)

Corner kicks: 5

Saves: 2 (Steve Clarkk 2)

HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH PAULO NAGAMURA

On having the roster to compete for the top spots in the conference:

“To compete against the top teams in our conference, no, I don’t think so.