Erik Sviatchenko commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.

Brian White, from Vancouver Whitecaps FC, has successfully secured a free kick in the offensive zone.

Opportunity squandered. Amine Bassi of Houston Dynamo FC fires a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist came from Adalberto Carrasquilla.

Sebastián Ferreira of Houston Dynamo FC has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.

Andrés Cubas commits a foul - Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Fafá Picault - Vancouver Whitecaps FC - shot with the head from few metres to the top right corner.

Corner kick awarded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, resulting from a defensive move by Franco Escobar.

Attempt thwarted. Ryan Raposo of Vancouver Whitecaps FC takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's blocked. The assist was provided by Sebastian Berhalter.

Player change - Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf is coming on to replace Luís Martins.

Player change - Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira is coming on to replace Ezequiel Ponce.

The second half kicks off with Vancouver Whitecaps FC trailing by 2 goals to Houston Dynamo FC.

The first half concludes with Houston Dynamo FC leading Vancouver Whitecaps FC by 2 goals to none.

Opportunity squandered. Pedro Vite of Vancouver Whitecaps FC attempts a shot with his left foot from beyond the box. It's a near miss, veering to the left off a free kick.

Fouled by Franco Escobar - Houston Dynamo FC

Fafá Picault - Vancouver Whitecaps FC - won a free kick in attack.

Andrés Cubas - Vancouver Whitecaps FC - receive yellow card for a foul.

Fouled by Andrés Cubas - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Ezequiel Ponce - Houston Dynamo FC - won a free kick in defence.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match - injury Ranko Veselinovic - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

New attacking attempt. Erik Sviatchenko - Houston Dynamo FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Ibrahim Aliyu.

Opportunity squandered. Ibrahim Aliyu of Houston Dynamo FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box following a corner, but it veers left, missing the goal.

Corner kick awarded to Houston Dynamo FC, forced by Ranko Veselinovic's defense.

Attempt thwarted. Amine Bassi of Houston Dynamo FC tries a right-footed shot from beyond the box but it's blocked. The assist was provided by Adalberto Carrasquilla.

Opportunity lost. Fafá Picault of Vancouver Whitecaps FC attempted a shot with his right foot from outside the box. It was a close call, but unfortunately, the ball veered left, missing the goal following a free kick.

Héctor Herrera of Houston Dynamo FC has committed a foul.

Fafá Picault of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has secured a free kick in an offensive position.

Griffin Dorsey, from Houston Dynamo FC, has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Fouled by Bjørn Utvik - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Corner kick awarded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, due to Steve Clark's defense.

Another offensive effort. Fafá Picault of Vancouver Whitecaps FC takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's deflected to the right corner. The assist came from Pedro Vite.

Score! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Griffin Dorsey of Houston Dynamo FC strikes with his left foot from beyond the box, finding the left corner.

Luís Martins of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Amine Bassi commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.

Adalberto Carrasquilla commits a foul - representing Houston Dynamo FC.

Fafá Picault of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Ranko Veselinovic of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Ezequiel Ponce commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.

Opportunity squandered. Bjørn Utvik of Vancouver Whitecaps FC narrowly misses the goal with a header from the middle of the box. The assist came from Pedro Vite who delivered a cross following a corner kick.

Corner kick awarded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, due to a deflection off Franco Escobar.

Pedro Vite of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has secured an offensive free kick.

Ezequiel Ponce commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.

Player change - Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo is replacing Ryan Gauld due to an injury.

Score! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Adalberto Carrasquilla of Houston Dynamo FC strikes with his right foot from the middle of the box, aiming for the right corner. The assist was by Ibrahim Aliyu.

Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.

Match pause - Ryan Gauld of Vancouver Whitecaps FC is injured.

Offside called - It's against Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is found to be offside.

Artur from Houston Dynamo FC has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.

Artur commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.

Ali Ahmed of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Opportunity lost. Amine Bassi of Houston Dynamo FC attempts a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's a near miss.

Attempt thwarted. Amine Bassi of Houston Dynamo FC's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is obstructed. The assist was by Adalberto Carrasquilla.

Luís Martins of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Ezequiel Ponce commits a foul - Houston Dynamo FC.

Opportunity squandered. Ibrahim Aliyu of Houston Dynamo FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, narrowly missing the target. The assist came from Amine Bassi.

Another offensive move is on. Pedro Vite of Vancouver Whitecaps FC takes a shot with his left foot from beyond the box, but the goalkeeper saves it right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Ali Ahmed.

Another offensive push. Griffin Dorsey from Houston Dynamo FC attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist was made by Ibrahim Aliyu with a cross.

Opportunity missed. Ranko Veselinovic of Vancouver Whitecaps FC nearly scores with a header from the middle of the box. The assist came from a cross by Sebastian Berhalter.

Héctor Herrera of Houston Dynamo FC commits a foul.

Ali Ahmed of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.

Offside call - Houston Dynamo FC. Ezequiel Ponce has been flagged offside.

Pause is over. They are prepared to resume.

Match interruption - Fafá Picault is injured - Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Another offensive push. Sebastian Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps FC takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked in the left corner.

Missed chance. Brian White - Vancouver Whitecaps FC - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Ryan Gauld with a cross.

Sebastian Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps FC has earned an attacking free kick.

Héctor Herrera of Houston Dynamo FC commits a foul.

The initial half commences...