Portland Timbers manages to draw 2-2 with Seattle Sounders after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders recovers against Portland Timbers with a goal on the Evander 70' and a goal on the D. Asprilla 67'.

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David Brown
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Portland Timbers manages to draw 2-2 with Seattle Sounders after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders bounces back against Portland Timbers with a goal on the Evander 70′ and a goal on the D. Asprilla 67′.

The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 37,031 spectators.​ The referee was Jon Freemon with the collaboration of Michael Barwegen and Logan Brown. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

2 - 2

Team 1

Portland Timbers

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 71 Attack 109
  • 39 Dangerous attack 58
  • 69 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Portland Timbers was in firm control of the ball 55% while Seattle Sounders was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portland Timbers was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Portland Timbers to win the match​.

Seattle Sounders shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (João Paulo and Léo Chú). Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers received 3 yellow cards (Sebastián Blanco, Dario Župarić and Dairon Asprilla).

Match Timeline

Raúl Ruidíaz(goal)Jackson Ragen
9'
Léo Chú(goal)Raúl Ruidíaz
30'
Léo Chú- Yellow
30'
Léo Chú(yellowredcard)
53'
58'
67'
Dairon Asprilla- sub ->Cristhian Paredes
67'
67'
67'
Dairon Asprilla(goal)Zac McGraw
70'
Evander(goal)Juan Mosquera
68'
Dairon Asprilla- Yellow
71'
Josh Atencio- sub ->Obed Vargas
71'
João Paulo - Yellow
76'
81'
82'
Antony- sub ->Santiago Moreno
R. Baker-Whiting- sub ->João Paulo
84'
90'
Dario Zuparic- Yellow

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 contest, Seattle Sounders will have 41 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will have 30 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders will play away with St. Louis City on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).

Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
6.3
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
6.8
D
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
6.7
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
7.5
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
6.7
M
João Paulo  6.Brazil
7.3
84' 76'
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
6.7
71'
M
J. Morris 13.United States
6.4
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
7.7
30' Goals30'
M
O. Vargas 73.United States
6.8
71'
F
Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru
8.1
58' Goals9'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
6.8
71'
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
6.6
58'
M
R. Baker-Whiting 21.United States
6.4
84'
M
Ethan Dobbelaere 45.United States
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
6.8
71'
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
F
Héber 19.Brazil
F
Paul Rothrock 35.United States

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

The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Frei (6.3), Alex Roldán (6.7), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (6.7), Jackson Ragen (7.5), Nouhou Tolo (6.8), Obed Vargas (6.8), João Paulo (7.3), Jordan Morris (6.4), Albert Rusnák (6.7), Léo Chú (7.7) and Raúl Ruidíaz (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Xavier Arreaga (6.8), Nicolás Lodeiro (6.6), Fredy Montero, Héber, Reed Baker-Whiting (6.4), Stefan Cleveland, Paul Rothrock, Ethan Dobbelaere and Josh Atencio (6.8).

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: João Paulo for Reed Baker-Whiting (84′), Raúl Ruidíaz for Nicolás Lodeiro (58′), Obed Vargas for Josh Atencio (71′) and Albert Rusnák for Xavier Arreaga (71′).

Best player: Raúl Ruidíaz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was Raúl Ruidíaz.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 15 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
David Bingham 1.United States
7.5
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.7
90'
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
6.8
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
7.1
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
7.0
M
Evander 20.Brazil
8.1
Goals70'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
7.1
M
Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay
6.4
67'
F
Felipe Mora 9.Chile
6.0
67'
F
Yimmi Chará 23.Colombia
6.4
67'
F
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.3
82'
Substitutes
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
D
M. Araujo 2.Peru
D
Claudio Bravo  5.Argentina
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
M
Bryan Acosta   6.Honduras
F
F. Boli 7.Ivory Coast
6.7
67'
F
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
6.8
67' 81'
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
7.3
67' 68' Goals67'
F
Antony 80.Brazil
6.6
82'

Portland Timbers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Giovanni Savarese played with: David Bingham (7.5), Juan Mosquera (7.0), Zac McGraw (7.1), Dario Župarić (6.7), Eric Miller (6.8), Cristhian Paredes (6.4), Krzysztof Sierocki (7.1), Evander (8.1), Santiago Moreno (7.3), Felipe Mora (6.0) and Yimmi Chará (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Miguel Araujo, Claudio Bravo, Bryan Acosta, Franck Boli (6.7), Sebastián Blanco (6.8), Dairon Asprilla (7.3), Aljaž Ivačič, Larrys Mabiala and Antony Alves (6.6).

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 4 changes: Felipe Mora for Franck Boli (67′), Cristhian Paredes for Dairon Asprilla (67′), Yimmi Chará for Sebastián Blanco (67′) and Santiago Moreno for Antony Alves (82′).

Best player: Evander​

The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Evander.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 56 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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