PORTLAND. Portland Timbers beat Atlanta United to win 2-1. A goal from J. Martinez was decisive in the 88min. It was Portland Timbers to strike first with a penalty of S. Moreno at the 38′. Then D. Asprilla scored again for Portland Timbers in the 82′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, J. Martinez reduced the distance for Atlanta United (88′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atlanta United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the assistance of Adam Garner and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.3 degrees Celsius or 84.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 3 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 86 Attack 103
- 49 Dangerous attack 66
- 66 Ball safe 66
- 2 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 61% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Portland Timbers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Portland Timbers shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (D. Asprilla). Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Portland Timbers will have 42 points like Real Salt Lake to move down in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will stay with 33 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers will play away against Real Salt Lake on the 9th of October with a 13-11 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).
Atlanta United will host New York City on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Giovanni Savarese decided to play with the following team: Aljaž Ivačič
, Bill Tuiloma , Dario Župarić , Zac McGraw , Claudio Bravo , Cristhian Paredes , Diego Chará , Yimmi Chará , Santiago Moreno , Dairon Asprilla and Sebastián Blanco .The home team had on the bench: Larrys Mabiala, Marvin Loría
, Jarosław Niezgoda , David Bingham, Josecarlos van Rankin, David Ayala , Pablo Bonilla, Tega Ikoba and J. Mosquera.Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 3 changes: S. Blanco for J. Niezgoda (66′), C. Paredes for D. Ayala (75′) and Y. Chara for M. Loria (75′).
Best player: Santiago Moreno
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Santiago Moreno.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.Atlanta United – Formation
Also Atlanta United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Raúl Gudiño
, Brooks Lennon , Juan Sánchez Purata , Alan Franco , Andrew Gutman , Franco Ibarra , Santiago Sosa , Thiago Almada , Luiz Araújo , Ronaldo Cisneros and Caleb Wiley .They had on the bench: Amar Sejdic
, Aiden McFadden, George Campbell, Ronald Hernández, Josef Martínez , Rocco Rios Novo, Machop Chol , Marcelino Moreno and Edwin Mosquera .Substitutions
Atlanta United made 5 changes: F. Ibarra for A. Sejdic (46′), R. Cisneros for J. Martinez (63′), C. Wiley for E. Mosquera (63′), S. Sosa for M. Moreno (87′) and Luiz Araujo for M. Chol (87′).
Best player: Alan Franco
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was Alan Franco.
His rating is
with 63 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- DC United – Colorado Rapids – 0-0
- Portland Timbers – Atlanta United – 2-1
- Toronto – Montreal Impact – 3-4
- Nashville SC – Austin – 3-0