Portland Timbers conquers Colorado Rapids 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers defeated Colorado Rapids.

By
Luke Meyer
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Portland Timbers conquers Colorado Rapids 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers defeated Colorado Rapids. Portland Timbers made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 22,248 spectators.​ The referee was Guido Gonzalez who was helped by Chris Elliott and Matthew Nelson. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Portland Timbers

3 - 2

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 143 Attack 60
  • 63 Dangerous attack 17
  • 75 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Portland Timbers had a strong ball possession 60% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portland Timbers had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portland Timbers won the match​.

Portland Timbers shot 18 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Portland Timbers received 5 yellow cards (Franck Boli, Felipe Mora, Dario Zuparic, Claudio Bravo and Noel Caliskan). Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (Luis Mario Díaz Espinoza, Diego Rubio and Danny Leyva).

Match Timeline

Antony(goal)Dairon Asprilla
19'
Noel Caliskan- Yellow
24'
Santiago Moreno(goal)Noel Caliskan
30'
31'
Felipe Mora- Yellow
40'
43'
Felipe Mora(VAR_CARD)
41'
45'
46'
Keegan Rosenberry- sub ->Andrew Gutman
Claudio Bravo - Yellow
48'
58'
Connor Ronan- sub ->Ralph Priso
Dario Zuparic- Yellow
64'
70'
Felipe Mora(goal)Dairon Asprilla
71'
73'
Luis Díaz- sub ->Braian Galván
73'
J. Lewis- sub ->Calvin Harris
75'
Larrys Mabiala- sub ->Noel Caliskan
76'
77'
Kévin Cabral- sub ->Diego Rubio
Eric Miller- sub ->Claudio Bravo
84'
90'
Luis Díaz- Yellow
90'
M. Araujo- sub ->Santiago Moreno
90'
90'

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 match, Portland Timbers will have 42 points to go down in the 6th place. On the other side, Colorado Rapids will stay with 22 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Colorado Rapids will host Real Salt Lake on the 22nd of October with a 28-15 head to head statistic in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
David Bingham 1.United States
6.3
D
Claudio Bravo  5.Argentina
6.4
84' 48'
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.3
64'
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
6.8
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
7.7
M
Bryan Acosta   6.Honduras
7.5
M
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
7.3
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.7
90' Goals30'
M
Antony 80.Brazil
7.0
75' Goals19'
M
Noel Caliskan 92.Germany
6.7
76' 24'
F
Felipe Mora 9.Chile
7.5
90' 40' Goals71'
Substitutes
G
Hunter Sulte 26.United States
D
M. Araujo 2.Peru
90'
D
Justin Rasmussen 14.United States
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
6.4
84'
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
6.4
76'
M
Marvin Loría  44.Costa Rica
F
Franck Boli 7.Ivory Coast
90' 90'
F
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
6.7
75'
F
Diego Gutiérrez 16.United States

Portland Timbers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Joseph Miles decided to play with the following team: David Bingham (6.3), Juan David Mosquera (7.7), Zac McGraw (6.8), Dario Zuparic (6.3), Claudio Bravo (6.4), Noel Caliskan (6.7), Bryan Acosta (7.5), Antony (7.0), Santiago Moreno (7.7), Dairon Asprilla (7.3) and Felipe Mora (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel Araujo, Franck Boli, Sebastián Blanco (6.7), Justin Rasmussen, Eric Miller (6.4), Diego Gutiérrez, Hunter Sulte, Larrys Mabiala (6.4) and Marvin Loría.

Portland Timbers could not rely on the presence of Larrys Mabiala (injured) and Sebastián Blanco (injured).

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: Noel Caliskan for Larrys Mabiala (76′), Claudio Bravo for Eric Miller (84′), Santiago Moreno for Miguel Araujo (90′), Felipe Mora for Franck Boli (90′) and Antony for Sebastián Blanco (75′).

Best player: Juan David Mosquera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Juan David Mosquera even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 45 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
Marko Ilic 1.Serbia
6.6
D
Danny Wilson 4.Scotland
6.3
D
Andreas Maxsø 5.Denmark
7.0
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
6.4
D
Andrew Gutman 13.United States
7.1
46' Goals43'
M
Calvin Harris 14.England
6.4
73'
M
Danny Leyva 15.United States
7.0
45'
M
Cole Bassett 23.United States
8.1
M
Braian Galván 29.Argentina
6.3
73'
M
Ralph Priso 97.Canada
7.0
58'
F
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
7.5
77' 70' Goals31'
Substitutes
G
Abraham Rodriguez 26.United States
D
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
7.1
46'
D
S. Anderson 27.United States
D
M. Bombito 64.Canada
M
Connor Ronan 20.Republic of Ireland
6.8
58'
M
Sam Nicholson 28.Scotland
F
J. Lewis 7.United States
6.3
73'
F
Luis Díaz 12.Costa Rica
6.4
73' 90'
F
Kévin Cabral 91.France
6.8
77'

Also Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Robin Fraser played with: Marko Ilić (6.6), Lalas Abubakar (6.4), Andreas Maxsø (7.0), Danny Wilson (6.3), Andrew Gutman (7.1), Danny Leyva (7.0), Ralph Priso (7.0), Braian Galván (6.3), Cole Bassett (8.1), Calvin Harris (6.4) and Diego Rubio (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Keegan Rosenberry (7.1), Jonathan Lewis (6.3), Luis Mario Díaz Espinoza (6.4), Connor Ronan (6.8), Abraham Rodriguez, Sebastian Anderson, Sam Nicholson, Moise Bombito and Kevin Cabral (6.8).

Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of Kevin Cabral (injured) and Connor Ronan (injured).

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: Andrew Gutman for Keegan Rosenberry (46′), Calvin Harris for Jonathan Lewis (73′), Diego Rubio for Kevin Cabral (77′), Ralph Priso for Connor Ronan (58′) and Braian Galván for Luis Mario Díaz Espinoza (73′).

Best player: Cole Bassett​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Cole Bassett.

His rating is (8.1) with 21 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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