Colorado Rapids conquers Portland Timbers 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER. Colorado Rapids tops Portland Timbers with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Rubio (63') and a goal from D. Badji (45').

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Colorado Rapids conquers Portland Timbers 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER. Colorado Rapids overcomes Portland Timbers with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Rubio (63′) and a goal from D. Badji (45′). Portland Timbers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the assistance of Chantal Boudreau and Jeff Hosking. The 4th official was Matthew Franz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

2 - 0

Team 1

Portland Timbers

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 104 Attack 109
  • 45 Dangerous attack 25
  • 55 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Portland Timbers had a strong ball possession 56% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Colorado Rapids won the match​.

Colorado Rapids shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (J. Price). Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (G. Fochive and D. Asprilla).

Match Timeline

45'
62'
Dairon Asprilla- sub ->S. Moreno
63'
65'
68'
Dairon Asprilla- Yellow
Steven Beitashour- sub ->K. Acosta
70'
J. Lewis- sub ->D. Rubio
71'
76'
76'
76'
Marvin Loría - sub ->D. Valeri
81'
86'
87'
89'
Jaroslaw Niezgoda - sub ->P. Bonilla
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After this match, Colorado Rapids will have 55 points like Sporting KC to move down in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers will stay with 46 points like Orlando City and LA Galaxy to stay in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids will play away with New England on the 27th of October with a 8-8 head to head record.

Portland Timbers will host SJ Earthquakes on the 28th of October with a 14-5 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
William Yarbrough 22.United States
7.8
D
Danny Wilson 4.Scotland
6.9
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
7.6
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
7.6
M
Kellyn Acosta 23.United States
6.7
70'
M
Jack Price 19.England
7.4
90'
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye 14.Canada
7.4
87'
M
Braian Galván 52.Argentina
7.8
F
Cole Bassett 26.United States
7.1
86'
F
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
7.4
71' Goals63'
F
D. Badji 8.Senegal
7.5
65' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
Steven Beitashour 33.Iran
6.4
70'
D
D. Moor 3.USA
D
Lucas Esteves 66.Brazil
M
Collen Warner 32.USA
M
Nicolás Mezquida 20.Uruguay
6.8
86'
M
J. Lewis 7.United States
6.4
71'
F
Michael Barrios 12.Colombia
7.0
65'
F
Andre Shinyashiki 9.Brazil
6.4
87'

Colorado Rapids started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough (7.8), Lalas Abubakar (7.6), Danny Wilson (6.9), Auston Trusty (7.6), Kellyn Acosta (6.7), Mark-Anthony Kaye (7.4), Jack Price (7.4), Braian Galván (7.8), Cole Bassett (7.1), Dominique Badji (7.5) and Diego Rubio (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Collen Warner, Steven Beitashour (6.4), Drew Moor, Nicolás Mezquida (6.8), Michael Barrios (7.0), Andre Shinyashiki (6.4), Lucas Esteves, Jonathan Lewis (6.4) and Clint Irwin.

Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of S. Beitashour (injured).

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: D. Badji for M. Barrios (65′), K. Acosta for S. Beitashour (70′), D. Rubio for J. Lewis (71′), C. Bassett for N. Mezquida (86′) and M. Kaye for A. Shinyashiki (87′).

Best player: William Yarbrough​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was the goalkeeper: William Yarbrough. His rating is 7.83. He performed 4 saves.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.6
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
6.4
76'
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.8
D
Pablo Bonilla 28.Venezuela
6.7
89'
D
Bill Tuiloma 25.New Zealand
6.6
M
D. Váleri 8.Argentina
6.5
76'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
7.1
M
Renzo Zambrano 40.Venezuela
6.0
76'
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.4
62'
M
Yimmi Chará 23.Colombia
6.8
F
Felipe Mora 9.Chile
6.9
Substitutes
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
D
Zac McGraw 85.Canada
D
J. Van Rankin 2.Mexico
6.4
76'
M
Marvin Loría  44.Costa Rica
6.6
76'
M
B. Bodily 98.USA
M
G. Fochive 20.USA
6.2
76' 81'
M
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
6.7
62' 68'
F
Jaroslaw Niezgoda  11.Poland
89'

Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Regarding the opposition, Giovanni Savarese played with: Steve Clark (6.6), Bill Tuiloma (6.6), Larrys Mabiala (6.4), Dario Župarić (6.8), Pablo Bonilla (6.7), Renzo Zambrano (6.0), Diego Chará (7.1), Yimmi Chará (6.8), Diego Valeri (6.5), Santiago Moreno (7.4) and Felipe Mora (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Marvin Loría (6.6), Blake Bodily, Aljaž Ivačič, Zac McGraw, Dairon Asprilla (6.7), Josecarlos van Rankin (6.4), George Fochive (6.2), Sebastián Blanco and Jarosław Niezgoda.

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: S. Moreno for D. Asprilla (62′), R. Zambrano for G. Fochive (76′), L. Mabiala for J. Van Rankin (76′), D. Valeri for M. Loria (76′) and P. Bonilla for J. Niezgoda (89′).

Best player: Santiago Moreno​

The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Santiago Moreno.

His rating is (7.4) with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​