Los Angeles FC tops Portland Timbers 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC prevailed over Portland Timbers.

By
David Brown
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Los Angeles FC tops Portland Timbers 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC bested Portland Timbers.

The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Joe Dickerson assisted by Ian Anderson and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Los Angeles FC

3 - 2

Team 1

Portland Timbers

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 115
  • 52 Dangerous attack 51
  • 98 Ball safe 113
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 20 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Los Angeles FC was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Portland Timbers that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Los Angeles FC had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match​.

Los Angeles FC shot 15 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Los Angeles FC received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Hollingshead, Ilie Sánchez and Timothy Tillman ). Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers received 3 yellow cards (Z. McGraw, Nathan Fogaça and Nathan Fogaça).

Match Timeline

Giorgio Chiellini(goal)
24'
Carlos Vela(penalty)
34'
41'
Zac McGraw- Yellow
R. Hollingshead- Yellow
45'
Ilie Sánchez - Yellow
45'
52'
59'
Claudio Bravo - sub ->J.Rasmussen
59'
Larrys Mabiala- sub ->S. Moreno
59'
Cristhian Paredes- sub ->M. Loría
62'
Evander(goal)
66'
Timothy Tillman- sub ->Ilie Sánchez
66'
Timothy Tillman- Yellow
72'
72'
Nathan Fogaça- sub ->Jaroslaw Niezgoda
Aaron Long- sub ->Giorgio Chiellini
80'
84'
Cristhian Paredes(goal)
90'
Nathan Fogaça- Yellow
90'
Nathan Fogaça- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Los Angeles FC has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers stays with 3 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC will play away with Vancouver Whitecaps on the 20th of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Los Angeles FC (3 draws).

Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 20th of October with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers will play the return match on the at the Providence Park

Los Angeles FC – Formation

Los Angeles FC
G
John McCarthy 77.United States
6.5
D
Giorgio Chiellini 14.Italy
7.7
80' Goals24'
D
Jesús Murillo 3.Colombia
6.8
D
R. Hollingshead 24.United States
6.6
45'
D
D. Palacios 12.Ecuador
6.7
M
Ilie Sánchez  6.Spain
6.5
66' 45'
M
Kellyn Acosta 23.United States
6.8
M
J. Cifuentes 20.Ecuador
6.6
F
Carlos Vela 10.Mexico
7.9
Goals34'
F
D. Bouanga 99.Gabon
6.7
F
K. Opoku 22.Ghana
8.0
Goals52'
Substitutes
G
Eldin Jakupović 1.Switzerland
D
Sergi Palencia 30.Spain
D
D. Maldonado 2.Honduras
D
Aaron Long 33.United States
80'
M
É. Dueñas 18.Mexico
M
Timothy Tillman 11.Germany
6.8
66' 72'
F
S. Biuk 7.Croatia
6.4
66'
F
N. Ordaz 27.El Salvador
F
Christian Torres 21.Mexico

Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: John McCarthy (6.5), Ryan Hollingshead (6.6), Jesús Murillo (6.8), Giorgio Chiellini (7.7), Diego Palacios (6.7), José Cifuentes (6.6), Ilie Sánchez (6.5), Kellyn Acosta (6.8), Kwadwo Opoku (8.0), Carlos Vela (7.9) and Denis Bouanga (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sergi Palencia Hurtado, Erik Duenas, Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía, Timothy Tillman (6.8), Stipe Biuk (6.4), Nathan Ordaz, Aaron Long, Christian Torres and Eldin Jakupovic.

Substitutions

Los Angeles FC made 3 changes: Ilie Sánchez for Timothy Tillman (66′), Ilie Sánchez for Stipe Biuk (66′) and Giorgio Chiellini for Aaron Long (80′).

Best player: Kwadwo Opoku​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Kwadwo Opoku.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
David Bingham 1.United States
6.0
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
7.1
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
7.1
90'
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
6.7
41'
D
Justin Rasmussen 14.United States
6.4
59'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
6.3
M
Marvin Loría  44.Costa Rica
6.4
59'
M
Evander 20.Brazil
7.1
Goals62'
M
Eryk Williamson 19.United States
6.3
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
5.8
59'
F
Jaroslaw Niezgoda  11.Poland
6.6
72'
Substitutes
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
G
Hunter Sulte 26.United States
D
Pablo Bonilla 28.Venezuela
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
7.0
59'
D
Claudio Bravo  5.Argentina
6.2
59'
M
Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay
7.4
59' Goals84'
F
Nathan Fogaça 99.Brazil
7.2
72' 90'
F
Diego Gutiérrez 16.United States
90'

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

Giovanni Savarese played with: David Bingham (6.0), Juan Mosquera (7.1), Dario Župarić (7.1), Zac McGraw (6.7), Justin Rasmussen (6.4), Eryk Williamson (6.3), Diego Chará (6.3), Santiago Moreno (5.8), Evander (7.1), Marvin Loría (6.4) and Jarosław Niezgoda (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Nathan Fogaça (7.2), Pablo Alejandro Bonilla Serrada, Eric Miller, Larrys Mabiala (7.0), Diego Gutiérrez, Claudio Bravo (6.3), Cristhian Paredes (7.4), Aljaž Ivačič and Hunter Sulte.

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: S. Moreno for Larrys Mabiala (59′), J.Rasmussen for Claudio Bravo (60′), M. Loría for Cristhian Paredes (59′), Jaroslaw Niezgoda for Nathan (72′) and J. Mosquera for Diego Gutiérrez (90′).

Best player: Cristhian Paredes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Cristhian Paredes.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.

Results of the day

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