Portland Timbers overcame Saint Louis City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Portland Timbers to strike first with a penalty of Evander at the 63′. Then it was a goal in the 79′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Yimmi Chará gave the win to Portland Timbers in the 82′ minute with a goal.
The referee was Ismail Elfath with the assistance of Brian Poeschel and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 7 Total 15
- 1 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 100 Attack 92
- 64 Dangerous attack 33
- 100 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Saint Louis City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Portland Timbers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Saint Louis City was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Portland Timbers was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Saint Louis City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Saint Louis City received 1 yellow card (K. Hiebert). On the opposite side, Portland Timbers received 3 yellow cards (Z. McGraw, Giovanni Savarese and J. Mosquera).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Saint Louis City will stay with 19 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will have 11 points like Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Saint Louis City will host Seattle Sounders on the 20th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).
Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 20th of October with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
Saint Louis City – Formation
Saint Louis City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bradley Carnell decided to play with the following team: Roman Bürki , Jakob Nerwiński , Tim Parker , Kyle Hiebert , John Nelson , Rasmus Alm , Indiana Vassilev , Miguel Perez , Jared Stroud , Nicholas Gioacchini and Eduard Löwen .
The home team had on the bench: Selmir Pidro, Celio Martins , Akil Watts , Joshua Yaro, Lucas Bartlett, Aziel Jackson , Tomáš Ostrák , Isak Steiner Jensen and Benjamin Lundt.
Substitutions
Saint Louis City made 5 changes: M. Perez for Tomas Ostrak (55′), N. Gioacchini for Aziel Jackson (67′), Jared Stroud for Célio Antonio Pompeu Pinheiro Martins (67′), R. Alm for Isak Jensen (83′) and J. Nerwinski for Akil Watts (83′).
Best player: Miguel Perez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Saint Louis City was Miguel Perez.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Giovanni Savarese played with: Aljaž Ivačič , Juan Mosquera , Dario Župarić , Zac McGraw , Eric Miller , Diego Chará , David Ayala , Santiago Moreno , Evander , Marvin Loría and Franck Boli .
These were the players on the bench: Jarosław Niezgoda , Nathan Fogaça, Hunter Sulte, Claudio Bravo, Yimmi Chará , Larrys Mabiala, Diego Gutiérrez, Pablo Bonilla and Cristhian Paredes .
Portland Timbers could not rely on the presence of Cristhian Paredes (injured) and Larrys Mabiala (injured).
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: D. Ayala for Cristhian Paredes (21′), M. Loría for Yimmi Chará (64′), Franck Boli for Jarosław Niezgoda (64′), S. Moreno for Larrys Mabiala (88′) and Eric Miller for Claudio Bravo (88′).
Best player: Yimmi Chará
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Yimmi Chará.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Colorado Rapids – 0-0
- Real Salt Lake – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
- Saint Louis City – Portland Timbers – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Montreal Impact – 0-2
- Chicago Fire – New York RB – 1-1
- Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 2-2