Major League SoccerMatchday 23

Sabbi3'

13Full timeHalf-time 13

St. Louis City

Becher23'
Totland41'
Wallem45'

Vancouver Whitecaps vs St. Louis City

Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 05:30BC Place, VancouverMichael Venne, Canada

Summary

Match report

St. Louis City beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 23). St. Louis City led 3-1 at half-time. St. Louis City came from a goal down to win.

Vancouver Whitecaps’s goal came from E. Sabbi in the 3rd minute. St. Louis City’s goals came from S. Becher in the 23rd minute, T. Totland in the 41st minute and C. Wallem in the 45th minute. T. Totland was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.0).

Player of the match

T. Totland

St. Louis City89'11Rating 8.0

Key stats

All stats

47%Possession53%

0.92Expected goals (xG)1.60
15Total shots11
3Shots on target6
6Corners2
4Yellow cards3

Live commentary

It's all over: St. Louis City beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. In numbers: possession Vancouver Whitecaps 47%, St. Louis City 53%; shots 15 (3 on target) to 11 (6 on target)
90+3'
Booking: Fallou Fall (St. Louis City) for a foul
90+1'
Double substitution, St. Louis City: C. Durkin comes on for F. Fall, T. Totland on for D. Downs
84'
Yellow card: Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City) for a foul
82'
Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: A. Cubas replaces Y. Diaby
80'
Substitution, St. Louis City: S. Jeong makes way for S. Becher
75'
VAR: the penalty is overturned after the review
71'
Booking: Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) for a foul
62'
Substitution, St. Louis City: Rafael Navarro makes way for C. Holse
59'
Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: E. Sabbi replaces R. Gauld
50'
Yellow card: Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps) for dissent
49'
Booking: Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps) for a foul
46'
Triple substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: J. Badwal replaces O. Larraz, R. Elloumi on for B. White, M. Gherasimencov on for C. Sabaly
We're back under way for the second half
The referee blows for half-time: St. Louis City lead 3-1
45'
Goal! C. Wallem adds another for St. Louis City (3-1), set up by T. Totland
41'
Goal! T. Totland completes the turnaround for St. Louis City (2-1), set up by D. Edelman
36'
Booking: Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City) for a foul
26'
Booking: Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps) for a foul
23'
Goal! S. Becher levels it up for St. Louis City (1-1) after a pass from A. Matan
3'
Goal! E. Sabbi opens the scoring for Vancouver Whitecaps (1-0)
Kick-off! Vancouver Whitecaps vs St. Louis City is under way. Vancouver Whitecaps line up in a 4-2-3-1, St. Louis City in a 3-1-4-2

Lineups

Vancouver WhitecapsCoach: Jesper SorensenAverage rating 6.74-2-3-1

Vancouver Whitecaps – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

1Y. TakaokaGoalkeeper – Rating 6.3
29M. GherasimencovDefender – Rating 6.3, On 46'
2M. LabordaDefender – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 49'
33T. BlackmonDefender – Rating 6.7
28T. JohnsonDefender – Rating 6.5
59J. BadwalMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 46'
20A. CubasMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 82'
11E. SabbiMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Goal 3', Yellow card 50', On 59'
13T. MullerMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.7, Yellow card 26'
14B. CaicedoMidfielder – Rating 6.2
19R. ElloumiForward – Rating 6.5, On 46'

Vancouver WhitecapsSubstitutes

3232I. BoehmerGoalkeeper
33S. AdekugbeDefender
2525R. GauldMidfielder59'Rating 6.9
88O. LarrazMidfielder46'Rating 7.3
7070R. ModestoMidfielder
2323A. CvetkovicMidfielder
7777Y. DiabyForward82'Rating 6.6
2424B. WhiteForward46'Rating 6.7
77C. SabalyForward46'Rating 7.3

CoachJesper Sorensen

St. Louis CityCoach: Yoann DametAverage rating 7.13-1-4-2

St. Louis City – Starting XI (3-1-4-2)

1R. BurkiGoalkeeper – Captain, Rating 7.3
5L. MacNaughtonDefender – Rating 7.2
32T. BaumgartlDefender – Rating 6.9
21D. PolvaraDefender – Rating 7.0
8C. DurkinMidfielder – Rating 6.9, Yellow card 84', On 90+1'
6C. WallemMidfielder – Rating 7.5, Goal 45', Yellow card 36'
24D. EdelmanMidfielder – Rating 6.3, Assist
23A. MatanMidfielder – Rating 7.9, Assist
14T. TotlandMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.0, Goal 41', Assist, On 90+1'
19C. HolseForward – Rating 6.3, On 62'
11S. BecherForward – Rating 7.3, Goal 23', On 80'