CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcame Portland Timbers to win 2-1. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of Sergio Santos at the 34′. Then Brandon Vazquez scored again for Cincinnati in the 58′ minute. Eventually, D. Asprilla reduced the distance for Portland Timbers (60′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman assisted by Nick Uranga and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Corey Parker. The weather was haze. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Cincinnati

2 - 1

Portland Timbers

• 46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

• 13 Total 14
• 6 On Target 4
• 6 Off Target 7
• 1 Shots blocked 3

• 87 Attack 124
• 36 Dangerous attack 65
• 65 Ball safe​ 65

• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 8

Fouls

• 9 Total 12
• 3 Yellow Cards 4
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Cincinnati was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Portland Timbers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Portland Timbers was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Cincinnati was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Cincinnati shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Portland Timbers shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (Obinna Nwobodo, Y. Mosquera and M. Angulo). Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers received 4 yellow cards (Larrys Mabiala, D. Asprilla, Krzysztof Sierocki and Z. McGraw).

Standings

After this encounter, Cincinnati will have 20 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will stay with 8 points like Austin to climb in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 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).

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati

G

Roman Celentano 18.USA

6.6

D

Matthew Miazga 21.USA

8.0

D

Nick Hagglund 4.USA

7.0

D

Y. Mosquera 15.Colombia

7.1

83'

M

Raymon Gaddis 28.USA

7.0

77'

M

Júnior Moreno 93.Venezuela

6.8

89'

M

Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria

6.1

89' 32'

M

Isaias Barroza 31.Argentina

8.1

F

Luciano Acosta 10.Argentina

7.4

F

Sergi Santos 17.Brazil

8.5

63' 34'

F

Brandon Vazquez 19.USA

7.3

58'

Substitutes

G

Alec Kann 1.USA

D

Ian Murphy 32.USA

D

Joey Akpunonu 3.USA

D

Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica

6.5

77'

D

Isaiah Foster 33.USA

M

Malik Pinto 26.USA

89'

M

Marco Angulo Solórzano 8.Ecuador

89' 90'

F

Dominique Badji 14.Senegal

6.5

63'

F

Arquimides Ordonez 29.USA

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

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano (6.6), Nick Hagglund (7.0), Matthew Miazga (8.0), Yerson Mosquera (7.1), Raymon Gaddis (7.0), Obinna Nwobodo (6.1), Júnior Moreno (6.8), Álvaro Barreal (8.1), Luciano Acosta (7.4), Brandon Vazquez (7.3) and Sergio Santos (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alec Kann, Malik Pinto, Marco Angulo, Ian Murphy, Dominique Badji (6.5), Joey Akpunonu, Arquimides Ordonez, Alvas Powell (6.5) and Isaiah Foster.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 4 changes: Sergio Santos for Dominique Badji (63′), Raymon Gaddis for Alvas Powell (77′), Obinna Nwobodo for Marco Angulo Solórzano (89′) and Júnior Moreno for Malik Pinto (89′).

Best player: Sergio Santos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Sergio Santos.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers

G

Aljaž Ivačič 31.Slovenia

6.5

D

Larrys Mabiala 33.Congo DR

6.1

20'

D

J. Mosquera López 29.Colombia

6.2

D

Z. McGraw 18.USA

6.8

90'

D

Justin Rasmussen 14.USA

6.2

62'

M

Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia

6.4

M

David Ayala 24.Argentina

7.1

62'

M

Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia

7.1

85' 30' 60'

M

Diego Chará 21.Colombia

7.0

72'

F

Franck Boli 7.Côte d'Ivoire

6.5

73'

F

Evander 20.Brazil

7.2

Substitutes

G

Hunter Sulte 26.USA

D

Pablo Bonilla Serrada 28.Venezuela

D

Eric Miller 15.USA

6.6

62'

M

Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay

6.5

62'

F

Diego Gutiérrez 16.USA

F

Nathan 99.Brazil

6.6

73'

F

Marvin Loría 44.Costa Rica

F

T. Ikoba 17.USA

F

Jarosław Niezgoda 11.Poland

85'

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

Giovanni Savarese played with: Aljaž Ivačič (6.5), Juan Mosquera (6.2), Larrys Mabiala (6.1), Zac McGraw (6.8), Justin Rasmussen (6.2), Santiago Moreno (6.4), Diego Chará (7.0), David Ayala (7.1), Dairon Asprilla (7.1), Franck Boli (6.5) and Evander (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Hunter Sulte, Diego Gutiérrez, Nathan Fogaça (6.6), Pablo Alejandro Bonilla Serrada, Marvin Loría, Eric Miller (6.6), Cristhian Paredes (6.5), Tega Ikoba and Jarosław Niezgoda.

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 4 changes: J.Rasmussen for Eric Miller (62′), D. Ayala for Cristhian Paredes (62′), Franck Boli for Nathan (73′) and D. Asprilla for Jarosław Niezgoda (85′).

Best player: Evander​

The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Evander.

His rating is (7.2) with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-2
• Orlando City – DC United – 1-3
• New York City – Dallas – 3-1
• New England – Sporting KC – 2-1
• Montreal Impact – New York RB – 2-0
• Cincinnati – Portland Timbers – 2-1
• Charlotte – Columbus Crew – 1-0