FRISCO. Portland Timbers found a way to clinch a draw against Dallas with a late goal from F. Boli scored in the (90′) after Dallas got a lead with a goal from F. Quignón (74′). Dallas was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal assisted by Adam Garner and Kali Smith. The 4th official was Rosendo Mendoza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Dallas

1 - 1

Portland Timbers

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 99 Attack 80
  • 53 Dangerous attack 31
  • 95 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dallas had a strong ball possession 59% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dallas was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Dallas to win the match​.

Dallas shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Dallas received 4 yellow cards (Alan Velasco, Edwin Cerrillo, Paxton Pomykal and Nkosi Tafari). Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Alan Velasco - Yellow
28'
44'
61'
Jaroslaw Niezgoda - sub ->Nathan Fogaça
61'
Dairon Asprilla- sub ->D. Gutierrez
65'
65'
74'
80'
Tega Ikoba- sub ->J. Mosquera
Paxton Pomykal- Yellow
81'
José Antonio Martinez- sub ->Alan Velasco
85'
86'
86'
Larrys Mabiala- sub ->Eric Miller
90'
Nkosi Tafari- Yellow
90'
Sam Junqua- sub ->Geovane Jesus
90'
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, Dallas will have 8 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers will have 5 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will play away with LA Galaxy on the 20th of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).

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

Dallas and Portland Timbers will play the return match on the at the Providence Park

Dallas – Formation

Dallas
G
M. Paes 30.Netherlands
7.0
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
7.2
D
Marco Farfán 4.United States
7.1
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
7.0
90'
D
Geovane Jesus 2.Brazil
7.2
90'
M
Sebastian Lletget 12.United States
7.0
65'
M
Paxton Pomykal 19.United States
6.8
81'
M
Edwin Cerrillo 6.United States
6.7
65' 44'
F
Paul Arriola 7.United States
7.1
F
J. Ferreira 10.Colombia
7.8
90'
F
Alan Velasco 20.Argentina
7.3
85' 28'
Substitutes
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
D
N. Norris 32.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
90'
D
José Antonio Martinez 3.Spain
6.2
85'
M
Facundo Quignón 5.Argentina
7.5
65' 74'
F
Jáder Obrian 8.Colombia
90'
F
Jesús Jiménez 9.Spain
6.6
65'
F
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania

Dallas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes (7.0), Geovane (7.2), Sebastien Ibeagha (7.2), Nkosi Tafari (7.0), Marco Farfan (7.1), Sebastian Lletget (7.0), Edwin Cerrillo (6.7), Paxton Pomykal (6.8), Paul Arriola (7.1), Jesús Ferreira (7.8) and Alan Velasco (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jader Obrian, Nolan Norris, Sam Junqua, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Jesús Jiménez (6.6), José Antonio Martinez (6.2), Bernard Kamungo, Facundo Quignon (7.5) and Jimmy Maurer.

Substitutions

Dallas made 5 changes: Edwin Cerrillo for Facundo Quignon (65′), Sebastian Lletget for Jesús Jiménez (65′), Alan Velasco for José Martínez (85′), Geovane Jesus for Sam Junqua (90′) and J. Ferreira for Jader Obrian (90′).

Best player: Jesús Ferreira​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dallas was Jesús Ferreira.

His rating is (7.8) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
8.0
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.8
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
6.2
86'
D
Claudio Bravo 5.Argentina
7.4
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
7.3
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
7.2
M
Eryk Williamson 19.United States
7.1
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
6.1
86'
F
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
6.6
80'
F
Nathan Fogaça 99.Brazil
6.5
61'
F
Diego Gutiérrez 16.United States
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Hunter Sulte 26.United States
D
Justin Rasmussen 14.United States
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
86'
D
Pablo Bonilla 28.Venezuela
F
Tega Ikoba 17.United States
6.8
80'
F
F. Boli 7.Ivory Coast
86' 90'
F
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 11.Poland
6.4
61'
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
6.6
61'

Also Portland Timbers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Giovanni Savarese played with: Aljaž Ivačič (8.0), Eric Miller (6.2), Dario Župarić (6.8), Zac McGraw (7.3), Claudio Bravo (7.4), Eryk Williamson (7.1), Diego Chará (7.2), Santiago Moreno (6.1), Juan Mosquera (6.6), Nathan Fogaça (6.5) and Diego Gutiérrez (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tega Ikoba (6.8), Hunter Sulte, Justin Rasmussen, Larrys Mabiala, Pablo Bonilla, Franck Boli, Jarosław Niezgoda (6.4) and Dairon Asprilla (6.6).

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: Nathan Fogaça for Jarosław Niezgoda (61′), D. Gutierrez for Dairon Asprilla (61′), J. Mosquera for T. Ikoba (80′), S. Moreno for Franck Boli (86′) and Eric Miller for Larrys Mabiala (86′).

Best player: Aljaž Ivačič​

The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was the goalkeeper: Aljaž Ivačič. His rating is 8.02. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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