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Goals and Highlights: Leon (16)2-2(15) Vancouver Whitecaps in Leagues Cup 2023
Goals and Highlights
Final score!
Despite being tied, León takes two points after winning in the penalty shootout.
Penalties
He missed it! Martins misses goal 16 and gives two points to the emeralds.
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Goal, Leon goal! Sanchez scores the 16th goal.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Cubas doesn't miss this time and ties the score.
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Goal, Leon goal! Osvaldo Rodríguez shoots to score the 15th goal.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Becher sends the ball into the back of the net.
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Goal, Leon goal! Ramirez keeps the Mexicans in the game.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Blackmon scores the goal.
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Goal, Leon goal! Rubio does not miss his shot and scores again.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Veselinovic beats Cota to tie it all up again!
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Goal, Leon goal! Tesillo scores the twelfth.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! White scores the eleventh.
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Goal, Leon goal! Romero puts the ball back into the net.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! With all calmness, Deiber shoots to Cota's right side.
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Goal, Leon goal! Hernandez redeems himself and gets another goal for Leon.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Gauld repeats the dose and scores again.
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Goal, Leon goal! Frías scores again and it's the ninth.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Takaoka gets the eighth and ties the series again.
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Goal, Leon goal! Rodolfo Cota makes a calm save to score the eighth.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Teibert keeps Canada's Teibert in the game.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Barreiro crosses his shot beautifully and sends it into the corner of the net.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! After Cota's lunge on the opposite side, Becher shoots and scores the sixth.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Romero shoots and puts his team in front
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He missed it! Laborda ends up smashing his shot on the crossbar
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Goalkeeper! Takaoka makes a great dive and ends up denying Ambriz's shot with one hand.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Veselinovic shoots and ties the series again.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Tesillo makes a great save to score the fifth goal.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Blackmon sends the fourth into the back of the net.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Rodríguez tricks the goalkeeper and scores the fourth for the emeralds.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! White ties the score and keeps his team on their feet.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Rubio shoots hard and the ball goes into the goal.
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What a thing! Cota dives correctly and with both hands avoids Martis's shot.
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Goalkeeper! Takaoka ends up stopping Borja Sanchez's shot.
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He missed it! Cubas doesn't shoot correctly either and misses the third that would give his team the lead.
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He missed it! Elías Hernández ends up sending the ball to the crossbar and the first strike arrives.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Deiber's great definition, in a calm and panenka-like way to tie the score.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Ramírez shot a powerful shot into the corner for the second goal.
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Goal, Whitecaps goal! Gauld sent his shot to the center and Cota couldn't avoid it.
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Goal, goal by Leon! Frías sent a lethal shot and scored the first.
96'
The match is over, everything will be defined in penalty kicks.
95'
Borja's cross, but Rodriguez ends up flying the ball in with his header.
90'
Both teams are looking for the opponent's goal, they do not want to finish on penalties.
85'
León changes. Mena and Moreno are replaced by Borja and Ramírez.
83'
Whitecaps changes. Córdova and Ngando are replaced by Deiber and Caicedo.
76'
Goal, goal, goal by Leon! Powerful shot to the goal by Hernandez, the ball goes into the corner and ends up tying the match.
71'
Excellent coverage by Blackmon, preventing Moreno from sending in a cross.
65'
León is looking to generate danger up front, but Vancouver is gaining ground.
58'
Goal, goal, goal for the Whitecaps! After winning the ball well from Gauld, he drives and finds Córdova in the box, who gets past the defender and ends up scoring the second.
55'
Changes for León. Ambriz and Rubio came on for Rodríguez and Dávila.
53'
Leon arrived with danger, but Mena was ahead of the game.
50'
Change of Leon. Osvaldo Rodríguez replaces Omar Fernández.
46'
Whitecaps changes. White and Blackmon are replaced by Johnson and Berhalter.
45'
The match restarts for the second half to be played.
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43'
Goal, goal, goal for the Whitecaps! After Cota's exit, Córdova sends a lethal shot into the goal to score the first.
37'
Few emotions in these last few minutes, the ball is passed around in both fields.
30'
León looks to continue generating, but the defense is well stopped at the back.
23'
Goal, goal, goal by Leon! Moreno arrives to push in Mena's cross and gives the Mexicans the lead.
15'
Dávila looked to generate danger, but the Vancouver defense ended up clearing the ball.
8'
The match is quite tight in the midfield, both teams are looking for ball possession.
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The action kicks off between León and Vancouver.
Whitecaps: LineUp
Takaoka; Laborda, Veselinovic, Martins; Cubas; Berhalter, Schopf, Ngando, Johnson; Gauld, Córdova
Leon: LineUp
Cota; Moreno, Adonis Frías, Barreiro, Tesillo; Romero, Rodríguez; Mena, Fernández, Hernández; Dávila
To the court!
Both teams are already warming up before kick-off on the field.
Arrived
Both León and the Whitecaps are already at the stadium, and will be looking to have a good match in their debut.
Jewel!
This is how the stadium looks ready to receive this first duel and all the fans that will arrive for the match.
Whitecaps statements
Vanni Sartini spoke about their opponent: "Leon has a very, I would say, different style of play. Very aggressive, very man-to-man, following you in your half to win the high ball.... I expect them to be very good."
Watch out for this player
Víctor Dávila is who the Whitecaps will have to pay close attention to, the Vancouver team will go all out to neutralize the striker.
Here's to more victories!
León recently won its first international title, and the Emerald team will be looking to continue making positive progress.
It won't be long now!
Less than an hour to go before this important match starts, a great match is expected.
Joy!
The Emerald fans made the trip to support their team, they hope to be an important weight inside the building in favor of their team.
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Channels for Leon vs Vancouver Whitecaps online
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What time is the match of Leon vs Vancouver Whitecaps matchday 1 of the Leagues Cup 2023?
This is the kick-off time for the León vs Vancouver Whitecaps match on July 21, 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 00:30 hours
Bolivia: 00:30 a.m.
Brazil: 00:30 hours
Chile: 00:30 hours
Colombia: 00:30 hours
Ecuador: 00:30 hours
United States: 22:30 hours PT and 00:30 hours ET
Mexico: 20:30 hours
Paraguay: 20:30 hours
Peru: 22:30 hours
Uruguay: 01:30 hours
Venezuela: 21:30 hours
Japan: 9:30 p.m.
India: 7:30 p.m.
Nigeria: 8:30 p.m.
South Africa: 8:30 p.m.
Australia: 8:30 p.m.
United Kingdom ET: 8:30 p.m.
Leon's Statements
Nicolás Larcamon spoke prior to the match: "The set-up for this match is the best, the decision will be to attack in the best way possible, we are not taking this competition with the possibility of giving minutes to players for the sake of it, we are here to set our foot firmly and aim to qualify for the final phase and we want to participate by looking for the best version of the team".
"It is a dynamic team, with a structure that has found a week with an offensive style and with individualities in some positions that can be decisive, if we are well planted to neutralize them."
"I had the intention, especially with the departure of Ángulo, of adding an element of hierarchy that is truly a reinforcement and today I say no, the board of directors told me about the urgencies that they have and bringing for the sake of bringing does not help me on that level, but I think that the possibilities that I have of having one more element are less and less".
How do Vancouver Whitecaps arrive?
Whitecaps arrive at this match after defeating LA Galaxy four goals to two, the Canadian team will be looking to make it three in this first match.
How does León arrive?
León arrives after losing in the last round of the Liga MX 2023 by the minimum against Tigres, Larcamón's team will be looking for a good game and to score goals and points.
Leon vs Vancouver Whitecaps match will be played at Lockhart Stadium
The León vs Vancouver Whitecaps match will be played at BC Play Stadium, located in Vancouver, Canada. The stadium has a capacity for 18,000 people.
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