Match Report
A win had eluded Forge for 9 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 6 Forge wins, 1 for Vancouver FC, 3 draws, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
TD Place Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,000. R. Villanueva took charge of the match — our records show 26 games refereed with an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Vancouver FC led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Vancouver FC: Damiano Pecile (44')
Key stats
Possession: Forge 57% · Vancouver FC 43% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-1