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Canadian Championship: Vancouver Whitecaps reach semifinals over York United | MLSSoccer.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC are into the 2023 Canadian Championship semifinals, pulling away from lower-division side York United FC with a 4-1 v...

MAY 11, 2023 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Whitecaps 4, York United 1: Caps leave it late to advance in Canadian Championship Vancouver scores four in the second half to down CPL side York, move on to an All-B. C. semifinal in the Canadian Championship

MAY 11, 2023 • THEPROVINCE.COM

Russell Teibert - Takes two shots off bench Teibert subbed into Saturday's match against Minnesota United in the 64th minute and he took two shots in the 3-2 victory.

Impact Teibert made his third appearance of the season off the bench in MLS on Saturday, and he seems to be behind all of Julian Gressel, Andres Cubas, Alessandro Schopf and Ali Ahmed in the Whitecaps' midfield depth chart, with Sebastian Berhalter in the mix as well.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alessandro Schopf - Creates chance in return to XI Schopf created a chance and won two of four tackles in Saturday's 3-2 victory against Minnesota United.

Impact Schopf made his first appearance since March on Saturday after recovering from a hamstring injury, taking back over his starting spot in midfield from Ali Ahmed.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Julian Gressel - Creates two chances in win Gressel took two shots and created two chances in Saturday's 3-2 victory against Minnesota United. He also made a clearance and won one of one tackles in the match.

Impact Gressel has recorded multiple shots and multiple chances created in six consecutive MLS games in Vancouver's midfield, with 23 of each statistic overall this season. He's also taking corner kicks on a regular basis which helps ensure that he'll be able to maintain this level of production.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pedro Vite - Takes four shots against Minnesota Vite took four shots (two on target) and created a chance in Saturday's 3-2 victory against Minnesota United. He also won two of two tackles in the match.

Impact Vite is getting into a groove now as he's taken 11 shots (four on target) and created seven chances across his last four MLS starts, splitting time between attacking midfield and the right wing depending on which formation Vancouver utilizes.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Yohei Takaoka - Clean sheet streak ends Takaoka made three saves and allowed two goals in Sunday's 3-2 win against Minnesota United.

Impact Takaoka's four-match clean sheet streak came to an end as he conceded a pair during Saturday's win. It was still another strong result for the goalkeeper, who has conceded nine goals and made 28 saves during his first 10 starts in MLS. Vancouver are looking far more defensively stout than in 2022, with Takaoka himself stepping up for some truly heroic showings.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Andres Cubas - Adds helper Saturday Andres Cubas assisted once to go with zero corners and one chance created in Sunday's 3-2 win against Minnesota United.

Impact Cubas found his first assist of 2023 during Saturday's win, the first assist he's produced since coming to MLS. The midfielder is already up to five chances created in 2023, surpassing the three he totaled in the entirety of 2022. Cubas remains a limited offensive option, but his general volume has been trending in a positive direction.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ranko Veselinovic - Earns rare assist Veselinovic assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal) and one chance created in Sunday's 3-2 win versus Minnesota United.

Impact Veselinovic earned his first MLS assist of 2023 in his 10th start. The center-back isn't any sort of major offensive contributor and has only assisted once prior in his career. Still the assist is a nice boon to go with Veselinovic's 32 clearances and nine tackles in 10 matches, with four clean sheets putting him on pace for a new career-high.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Gauld - Opens 2023 account Gauld assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal), seven crosses (three accurate) and three corners in Sunday's 3-2 win against Minnesota United.

Impact Gauld got on the board for the first time in 2023 with an assist during Saturday's narrow win. The winger has been a consistent starter on the left wing but has struggled to produce consistently despite an absurd volume of chances created. Through nine starts he has created 27 chances, a strong indicator that more assists are soon to follow.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Simon Becher - Nets off bench Becher scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) and one chance created in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Minnesota United.

Impact Becher's debut in MLS continues to impress as the striker moved to four goals on the season. Though he has fallen out of the starting XI of late Becher has still done well with the chances he does get on the pitch. Becher is tough to trust until he earns a more consistent role in the starting XI.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brian White - Nets brace White scored two goals to go with three shots (three on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Sunday's 3-2 victory versus Minnesota United. He was subbed off d...

Impact White moved to four goals in 10 appearances, matching his goal tally from the entirety of 2022 with his brace Saturday. The striker is in strong form and has had impressive volume to open the season. White will hope to return to something closer to the 12 goals he managed in 2021 as he builds off the strong start.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

WATCH: Brian White's brace leads Vancouver Whitecaps past Minnesota United | MLSSoccer.com Official MLS highlights, classic matches, video series and features.

MAY 7, 2023 • MLSSOCCER.COM

White powers Whitecaps to 3-2 victory over Minnesota United

Brian White scored two goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps earn a 3-2 victory over Minnesota United

MAY 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vancouver Whitecaps look to break a record, while the broken record on offence keeps spinning Finishing has dogged Caps' scorers all season, but their 'D' has been locked down, with a chance to break shutout record against Minnesota.

MAY 4, 2023 • THEPROVINCE.COM

Sergio Cordova - Returns to training Cordova (hamstring) was back in team training with the Whitecaps on Tuesday, and he's been taken off the injury report heading into Saturday's clash against Minnesota United.

Impact Cordova has missed Vancouver's last six MLS games with a hamstring injury suffered in his first start for the club back in mid-March, but he's making progress with his recovery and could be available to return to the pitch this weekend versus Minnesota.

MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Martins - Creates two chances vs. Colorado Martins took a shot on target and created two chances in Saturday's 0-0 draw against the Rapids. He also made a clearance and won one of one tackles in the match.

Impact Martins helped his side to a fourth consecutive MLS clean sheet on Saturday, and he also got forward from left-back a few times against the Rapids as well.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ranko Veselinovic - Takes two shots against Colorado Veselinovic made two clearances, three interceptions and took two shots in Saturday's 0-0 draw against the Rapids.

Impact Veselinovic and Vancouver kept a fourth consecutive clean sheet on Saturday, and the center-back has now tallied eight shots across his last five MLS appearances as well.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pedro Vite - Creates two chances in draw Vite took two shots and created two chances in Saturday's 0-0 draw against the Rapids.

Impact Vite has posted nine shots and 11 chances created across his last five MLS appearances (three starts) along the attacking line. He continues to rotate with Deiber Caicedo and Simon Becher for the final spot in the XI alongside Ryan Gauld and Brian White.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Yohei Takaoka - Fourth-straight clean sheet Takaoka registered two saves and allowed zero goals in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Colorado Rapids.

Impact Takaoka conceded seven goals in his first five matches in MLS and has been utterly perfect since. In his last four matches Takaoka has conceded no goals, made nine saves and earned eight points for his side. Takaoka is off to a blistering start in MLS and averaging less than a goal conceded per match.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Javain Brown - Busy in draw Brown registered two shots (one on goal), six crosses (three accurate) and one chance created in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Colorado Rapids.

Impact Brown got in on the fun as Vancouver seemingly created, but didn't finish, chances at will. The right-back created his seventh chance during his seventh start, but was able to do little more. Brown is off to a hot start in 2023 when on the pitch, with three goal contributions from seven starts while dominating minutes at right-back.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Julian Gressel - Excellent volume yet again Gressel had two shots (zero on goal), 12 crosses (four accurate) and six corners in Sunday's 0-0 draw versus Colorado Rapids.

Impact Gressel was held off the scoresheet for a second straight match but still produced an excellent floor once more. The midfielder created five chances and sent in 12 crosses while maintaining a role on set-pieces and a rock-solid floor. Gressel is up to five goal contributions and 21 chances created through nine appearances, while sending in 55 crosses.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Gauld - Major volume in draw Gauld registered three shots (zero on goal), 12 crosses (three accurate) and seven corners in Sunday's 0-0 draw versus Colorado Rapids. In addition, he was given a yellow card in t...

Impact Gauld remains one of the unluckiest players in MLS as he was once again held off the scoresheet despite incredible volume. Gauld is up to 24 chances created and 15 shots in eight matches and somehow has yet to earn a goal contribution. With this sort of volume it's impossible to imagine Gauld not catching fire at some point. To put it in perspective in 2022 Gauld created 50 chances in 28 matches and assisted nine times, he's on pace to double that total and yet has no goal contributions.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brian White - Five shots Saturday White generated five shots (two on goal) in Sunday's 0-0 draw versus Colorado Rapids.

Impact White put together five shots Saturday but still wasn't able to get on the scoresheet. That marks two straight matches off the scoresheet for the forward, who has struggled mightily with only two goals on 30 shots. White earned major consideration after a career-year during his first season in Vancouver and has never quite captured that 12-goal, five-assist form again.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE