{"id":42946,"date":"2022-05-09T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=42946"},"modified":"2022-05-09T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:59:32","slug":"tosaint-ricketts-goal-bc-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/09\/tosaint-ricketts-goal-bc-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Tosaint Ricketts\u2019 goal gives the Vancouver Whitecaps the win at BC Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VANCOUVER, BC<\/strong> \u2013 Tosaint Ricketts was the player that gave Vancouver the win late in the game. It made up for the many missed opportunities Vancouver had earlier in the game.<\/p>\n<h2>Full Game Summary<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full Game Summary:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VWFC<\/a>\u2019s goalkeepers played well today.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Whitecaps FC\u2019s Tosaint Ricketts scored the game-winning goal.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a>\u2019s Jayden Nelson was controversially called off in the second half.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VANvTOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VANvTOR<\/a> | 1-0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MLS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastWordSC\/status\/1523426853947867137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tosaint Ricketts&#8217; goal gives Vancouver all three points in British Columbia<\/h3>\n<p><strong>First half \u2013 Thomas Hasal saved a Alejandro Pozuelo penalty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alex Bono stopped the shot from Vancouver Whitecaps FC player D\u00e9iber Caicedo. Kosi Thompson flicked the ball away, which was a great defensive play in the 12-minute. Kosi Thompson\u2019s shot was stopped by Javain Brown. That was a brilliant and vital block that ended the threat.<\/p>\n<p>Cristian D\u00e1jome passed it to Ryan Gauld, but TFC blocked the shot in the 27-minute. Ryan Gauld got a chance in the 27-minute, but it was saved by Alex Bono and Shane O\u2019Neill. Michael Bradley\u2019s shot in the 30-minute was off-target. Jayden Nelson made a terrific pass, which deflected off from Alejandro Pozuelo. Ranko Veselinovi\u0107 then committed a handball, giving TFC a chance to take the lead via a penalty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BRICK WALL ENERGY \ud83e\uddf1 LET&#39;S GOOOOOO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasHasal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ThomasHasal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VWFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VANvTOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VANvTOR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vrUJPcyhDP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/vrUJPcyhDP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eRV48PGR1J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eRV48PGR1J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitecapsFC\/status\/1523405132741808130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>TFC had a golden opportunity to score the first goal in the 35-minute. However, Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Thomas Hasal read Alejandro Pozuelo\u2019s shot perfectly. This played a big role in Hasal making the comfortable save on that particular penalty shot. Vancouver would then get a big chance to score in the 41-minute. D\u00e9iber Caicedo\u2019s shot was probably more dangerous as it forced Alex Bono to make a big save. The Brian White shot, though, went straight to the TFC goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>The other big opportunity Toronto had in the first half was Nelson\u2019s shot. Pozuelo did some great work to get Nelson the ball inside the box. Unfortunately, for Nelson, that shot went off-target from close range. It was a shot that could have easily gone into the back of the net, so it was disappointing that not even a shot on target was registered.<\/p>\n<h4>Second half \u2013 Tosaint Ricketts wins it for Vancouver<\/h4>\n<p>D\u00e1jome\u2019s shot in the 47-minute completely missed the net from a dangerous scoring position. Alex Bono almost gave up a goal but was able to recover in the 49-minute of play. Deandre Kerr\u2019s shot was stopped by Hasal in the 52-minute of play.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9iber Caicedo passed the ball to Brian White for a header, but the ball was just off-target. Javain Brown\u2019s pass hit a TFC player and ended up being a corner. Jimenez then headed the ball away. D\u00e1jome missed the target in the 59-minute and TFC almost scored in the 63-minute.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this a goal? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1EooWwjnXY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1EooWwjnXY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastWordSC\/status\/1523425490605723649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There was some controversy with this play. Before talking about the goal that was called off, there was great teamwork between three Canadian TFC players. Kosi Thompson set up the play while Deandre Kerr delivered the terrific cross. Then Spanish midfielder, Alejandro Pozuelo had his shot stopped by Hasal.<\/p>\n<p>Then Jayden Nelson made a positive run into the box and got the ball before Hasal for the goal. Unfortunately, the goal was called offside, which will be talked about later in the article. However, the goal should have counted as no foul should have been given to Nelson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">90\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VWFC<\/a> scores! A very late goal by former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a> player, Tosaint Ricketts, has given the home team the lead. Lucas Cavallini was credited with the assist. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MajorLeagueSoccer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MajorLeagueSoccer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VANvTOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VANvTOR<\/a> | 1-0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MLS<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rcyvQ7vEXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rcyvQ7vEXl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastWordSC\/status\/1523424446496665600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First of all, it was a great link-up play between Lucas Cavallini and Ryan Gauld to start the play. Then, Cavallini made a great individual run to pass the ball to Tosaint Ricketts, who scored against his former team at very close range. The question with this goal was, was it offside? Looking at it from different angles, Ricketts did look offside. However, the goal may not have been clear or obvious, which is why the goal probably stood.<\/p>\n<h3>Game Summary<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge 3 points at home for the boys \ud83c\udf0a <\/p>\n<p>&#39;Caps fans were surely our 12th man on the pitch today \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Standbyme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Standbyme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VWFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VANvTOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VANvTOR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xicb7DqGgg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xicb7DqGgg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitecapsFC\/status\/1523425588299530240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Toronto FC deserved a better result. However, they also had two golden opportunities to score, including a penalty scoring opportunity. Both teams are not perfect. As seen in previous games, Toronto surrendered the first big goal-scoring opportunity in the game (like in their last three losses prior to this game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/04\/25\/nycfcs-second-half-push-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">New York City FC<\/a> and their home game at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/01\/fc-cincinnati-ends-winning-streak\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">BMO Field<\/a> and away game at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/05\/fc-cincinnati-started-game-strong\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">TQL Stadium<\/a> against FC Cincinnati.) This is while Vancouver does not have a striker and\/or a player that can consistently score for their team right now.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver also ends their three-game losing streak while extending Toronto\u2019s losing streak to four games. The next game for the Whitecaps will be in the Canadian Championship. In that game, they will face Valour FC (based in Winnipeg, Manitoba) on Wednesday, May. 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The game will be shown live on OneSoccer and Telus. They will then play against the San Jose Earthquakes next Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET. Both games will take place at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The game against San Jose will be shown on NBC Sports California and televised nationally on TSN1.<\/p>\n<p>This is while Toronto FC got a bye to the quarterfinals round of the Canadian Championship. As a result, their next game will be on May 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET against Orlando City SC. The game will take place at BMO Field. The game will be shown on Fox 35 Plus and televised nationally on TSN.<\/p>\n<h3>Three keys to the game:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Game is Over:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitecapsFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WhitecapsFC<\/a> 1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TorontoFC<\/a> 0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a> played well and deserved more, but ended up losing 1-0 at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BCPlace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BCPlace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raheem (@bashirra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bashirra\/status\/1523425691982721024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Jayden Nelson goal should have counted.<\/strong> In the 67-minute, after Whitecaps&#8217; goalkeeper, Thomas Hasal, made a spectacular save against Alejandro Pozuelo, it looked like Nelson got the rebound and scored. It also looked like Nelson got to the ball before Hasal was able to touch it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vancouver Whitecaps FC goalkeepers played very well.<\/strong> The Whitecaps would not have gotten the result if it was not for their goalkeepers. Thomas Hasal made some spectacular saves including the penalty save against Alejeandro Pozuelo. Then, when Hasal was substituted out of the game because of an injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastWordSC\/status\/1523423154537783296\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Cropper<\/a> came up and made a big stop for Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toronto FC had six Canadians in the Starting XI.<\/strong> In terms of Canadians, this is a remarkable turnaround. Thanks to the development of Toronto FC II, players have stepped up including Nelson, who almost scored a goal.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"JmQx5n-3Rt1cxfkGwKx5hw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1228146661\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'JmQx5n-3Rt1cxfkGwKx5hw',sig:'usA4diFlFZFXQSmCEXmXMC66SFK92Q0ibcoSxtTjqP8=',w:'594px',h:'415px',items:'1228146661',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER, BC \u2013 Tosaint Ricketts was the player that gave Vancouver the win late in the game. It made up for the many missed opportunities Vancouver had earlier in the game. Full Game Summary Full Game Summary:#VWFC\u2019s goalkeepers played well today. Vancouver Whitecaps FC\u2019s Tosaint Ricketts scored the game-winning goal.#TFCLive\u2019s Jayden Nelson was controversially called [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":42948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[119,5,23],"tags":[3895,545,3453,4938,3374,4903,3451,4477,895,688],"class_list":["post-42946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mls","category-tfc","category-whitecaps","tag-bc-place","tag-cody-cropper","tag-cristian-dajome","tag-deandre-kerr","tag-jayden-nelson","tag-kosi-thompson","tag-lucas-cavallini","tag-ryan-gauld","tag-thomas-hasal","tag-tosaint-ricketts"],"modified_by":"Raheem Bashir, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}