- Whitecaps FC advance to host a Western Conference Semifinal on Saturday, November 22 at BC Place against either Los Angeles FC or Austin FC. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, November 2 at 10 a.m. PT
- This is the the third time the 'Caps have reached the MLS Western Conference Semifinal stage (2015, 2017), and they will now look to reach Western Conference Final for the first time in club history
- Ralph Priso scored his first goal of the season, and third career MLS goal. It was his first goal since June 25, 2022 for Toronto FC against Atlanta United FC. He becomes the 21st player to score for the 'Caps in MLS play this season, a new league record. In all competitions, he is the 24th goalscorer for the 'Caps
FRISCO, TX – It was a yet another dramatic evening for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, as they advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals after a shootout win over FC Dallas, following a late 1-1 tying goal at Toyota Stadium.
The game started with many battles being fought in the midfield.
The first chance came when Yohei Takaoka had to make an early save to parry Petar Musa’s free kick wide. Takaoka was at it again in the 20th minute, denying a low shot from Musa in a one-on-one scenario.
Emmanuel Sabbi nearly took advantage of a mistake, intercepting a wayward pass by Dallas goalkeeper Michael Collodi, but his driven shot from a tight angle went millimetres wide of the far post.
Dallas broke the deadlock in the 25th minute through Musa. Ramiro Benetti slipped Musa in behind the ‘Caps defence and chipped a shot over Takaoka to make it 1-0.
The second half saw Whitecaps FC take back control of the match, setting the pace and playing it around in keeping the ball in the Dallas half.
Sabbi came close once again in the 64th minute, dribbling into the box and firing off a shot towards goal, but it was deflected before it could bulge the back of the net.
Sebastian Berhalter tried his luck five minutes later, firing a low shot towards the near corner, but it bounced the wrong side of the post.
Whitecaps FC kept throwing everything forward and got their equalizer in the 93rd minute through Ralph Priso. Thomas Müller got on the end of a Berhalter corner and knocked it into the way of Priso, whose first shot was saved, but Dallas could do nothing to stop the second shot from going in and making it 1-1.
Rayan Elloumi had a golden chance to score just minutes later, after Nelson cut it back for the young forward but his shot went agonizingly over the crossbar. Nelson himself had a chance right at the death, with his shot from inside the box being well saved by Collodi to send the match to a penalty shootout.
In the shootout, the 'Caps would score all four of their spot kicks, with Dallas missing twice, sending the Blue & White forward in their quest for MLS Cup.
Whitecaps FC will now face either Los Angeles FC or Austin FC in a Western Conference Semifinal. Tickets will go on sale on Sunday, November 2 at 10 a.m. PT at ticketmaster.ca/whitecaps, with all ticket options at whitecapsfc.com/tickets.
MATCH DETAILS
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Tori Penso
ERDINGER Man of the Match: Ralph Priso
Scoring Summary
25’ – DAL – Petar Musa (Ramiro Benetti)
90’+3 – VAN – Ralph Priso
Shootout
VAN – Scored – Thomas Müller
DAL – Scored – Petar Musa
VAN – Scored – Sebastian Berhalter
DAL – Missed – Patrickson Delgado
VAN – Scored – Kenji Cabrera
DAL – Scored – Shaq Moore
VAN – Scored – Belal Halbouni
DAL – Missed – Nolan Norris
Statistics
Possession: DAL 37.6% - VAN 62.4%
Shots: DAL 10 - VAN 13
Shots on Goal: DAL 3 - VAN 2
Saves: DAL 1 - VAN 2
Fouls: DAL 15 - VAN 11
Offsides: DAL 2 - VAN 0
Corners: DAL 2 - VAN 8
Cautions
11’ – DAL – Osaze Urhoghide
32’ – DAL – Christian Cappis
36’ – DAL – Sebastien Ibeagha
71’ – VAN – Andrés Cubas
90’+2 – DAL – Kaick
FC Dallas
30.Michael Collodi; 18.Shaq Moore, 25.Sebastien Ibeagha, 3.Osaze Urhoghide, 32.Nolan Norris; 55.Kaick (6.Patrickson Delgado 90'+5), 12.Christian Cappis (8.Sebastian Lletget HT), 17.Ramiro Benetti, 77.Bernard Kamungo (20.Pedrinho 90'+5); 9.Petar Musa, 23.Logan Farrington (11.Anderson Julio 81’)
Substitutes not used
1.Maarten Paes, 5.Lalas Abubakar, 19.Paxton Pomykal, 24.Joshua Torquato, 28.Samuel Sarver
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.Yohei Takaoka; 18.Édier Ocampo, 12.Belal Halbouni, 6.Ralph Priso, 28.Tate Johnson (2.Mathías Laborda HT); 16.Sebastian Berhalter, 20.Andrés Cubas (25.Ryan Gauld 75’); 11.Emmanuel Sabbi (17.Kenji Cabrera 75’), 13.Thomas Müller ©, 22.Ali Ahmed (7.Jayden Nelson 84’); 14.Daniel Ríos (75.Rayan Elloumi 55’)
Substitutes not used
32.Isaac Boehmer, 23.Joedrick Pupe, 27.Giuseppe Bovalina, 59.Jeevan Badwal
