PORTLAND. Portland Timbers was in the end too good for Austin with the goal of C. Paredes (17′), J. Niezgoda (45′) and S. Blanco (53′). Austin was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Sunday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the assistance of Chris Elliott and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 22 Total 7
- 6 On Target 5
- 16 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 95 Attack 135
- 46 Dangerous attack 62
- 74 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Austin was in firm control of the ball 61% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Austin was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Portland Timbers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Portland Timbers shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Austin shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Portland Timbers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Austin received 1 yellow card (S. Berhalter).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Portland Timbers will have 52 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Austin will stay with 31 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
46'
53'
Portland Timbers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Llamosa decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark , Josecarlos van Rankin , Larrys Mabiala , Dario Župarić , Pablo Bonilla , Diego Chará , Cristhian Paredes , Yimmi Chará , Sebastián Blanco , Santiago Moreno and Jarosław Niezgoda .
The home team had on the bench: Diego Valeri , Zac McGraw , George Fochive, Dairon Asprilla , Renzo Zambrano, Hunter Sulte, Aljaž Ivačič and Marvin Loría .
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: L. Mabiala for Z. McGraw (46′), S. Moreno for D. Valeri (68′), J. Niezgoda for D. Asprilla (68′), Y. Chara for M. Loria (82′) and C. Paredes for R. Zambrano (87′).
Best player: Sebastián Blanco
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Sebastián Blanco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (83% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Austin – Formation
Austin
47'
Also Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Héctor Jimenez , Julio Cascante , Alexander Ring , Žan Kolmanič , Sebastian Berhalter , Tomás Pochettino , Jared Stroud , Sebastián Driussi , Diego Fagúndez and Moussa Djitté .
They had on the bench: William Pulisic, Orrin McKinze Gaines II., Andrew Tarbell, Cecilio Domínguez , Aedan Stanley, Frederik Kleemann , Kekuta Manneh and Owen Wolff .
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: M. K. Djitte for C. Dominguez (46′), S. Berhalter for F. Kleemann (63′), T. Pochettino for K. Manneh (63′), J. Stroud for O. Wolff (83′) and Z. Kolmanic for A. Stanley (87′).
Best player: Alexander Ring
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Alexander Ring.
His rating is with 100 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 1-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 0-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- Toronto – DC United – 1-3
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 0-2
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 5-2
- LA Galaxy – Minnesota United – 3-3
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 3-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- Sporting KC – Real Salt Lake – 0-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
