SANDY. Portland Timbers overcome Real Salt Lake 3-1 thanks to S. Blanco who scored in the 17th and 45th minute. Portland Timbers was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with S. Blanco (17′), A. Herrera (38′) and S. Blanco (45′). Real Salt Lake reduced the distance with a penalty (86′) by A. Rusnak, but there was not much to do for them. Real Salt Lake was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Thursday and it started at 2:30 am local time. The referee was Chris Penso with the assistance of Gjovalin Bori and Mike Rottersman. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 20 Total 12
- 7 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 155 Attack 78
- 91 Dangerous attack 23
- 82 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Salt Lake had a strong ball possession 65% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Portland Timbers was able to find the solution to win this match.
Real Salt Lake shot 20 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 1 yellow card (P. Ruiz). On the opposite side, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (C. Bravo and B. Tuiloma).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, Real Salt Lake will stay with 45 points like Los Angeles FC to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will have 52 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake will play away against Sporting KC on the 7th of November with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Real Salt Lake (10 draws).
Portland Timbers will host Austin on the 7th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Austin (0 draws).
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
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Real Salt Lake started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni decided to play with the following team: David Ochoa , Aaron Herrera , Erik Holt , Justen Glad , Andrew Brody , Everton Luiz , Pablo Ruiz , Maikel Chang , Albert Rusnák , Rubio Rubin and Damir Kreilach .
The home team had on the bench: Bobby Wood , Ashtone Morgan, Bode Davis, Marcelo Silva, Justin Meram , Nick Besler, Donny Toia, Zac MacMath, Jonathan Menéndez and Anderson Julio .
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: A. Brody for J. Meram (46′), R. Rubin for B. Wood (60′), M. Chang for J. Menendez (76′) and E. Luiz for A. A. Julio Santos (84′).
Best player: Albert Rusnák
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Albert Rusnák.
His rating is with 1 goal, 73 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Giovanni Savarese played with: Steve Clark , Josecarlos van Rankin , Bill Tuiloma , Dario Župarić , Claudio Bravo , Cristhian Paredes , Diego Chará , Yimmi Chará , Sebastián Blanco , Dairon Asprilla and Jarosław Niezgoda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marvin Loría, Aljaž Ivačič, Felipe Mora , George Fochive , Zac McGraw, Diego Valeri, Larrys Mabiala, Pablo Bonilla and Santiago Moreno .
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 4 changes: J. Niezgoda for F. Mora (61′), C. Paredes for G. Fochive (75′), S. Blanco for S. Moreno (75′) and Y. Chara for M. Loria (87′).
Best player: Sebastián Blanco
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Sebastián Blanco.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (46% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
