DENVER. Portland Timbers snatched a late win Colorado Rapids 1-0 after L. Mabiala scored just 1 goal (90′).

Portland Timbers remained in players after D. Asprilla received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Thursday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel who was helped by Frank Anderson and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 52.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 17%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Colorado Rapids had a strong ball possession 55% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colorado Rapids was has a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Portland Timbers found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Colorado Rapids shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Colorado Rapids didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (D. Zuparic and F. Mora).

Also, Portland Timbers didn’t end the match with 11 players after D. Asprilla (Portland Timbers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Colorado Rapids will stay with 61 points to move down in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers will have 55 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids will host Atlanta United on the 5th of March with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (0 draws).

Portland Timbers will host New England on the 27th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (7 draws).

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough (6.4), Keegan Rosenberry (6.8), Lalas Abubakar (7.1), Danny Wilson (7.6), Auston Trusty (6.9), Kellyn Acosta (7.2), Cole Bassett (7.2), Jack Price (7.7), Mark-Anthony Kaye (6.8), Diego Rubio (7.1) and Dominique Badji (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Barrios (6.6), Braian Galván (6.4), Clint Irwin, Andre Shinyashiki, Younes Namli (6.2), Collen Warner, Steven Beitashour, Jonathan Lewis (6.1) and Drew Moor.

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: D. Rubio for Y. Namli (67′), C. Bassett for J. Lewis (75′), D. Badji for M. Barrios (75′) and M. Kaye for B. A. Galvan (83′).

Best player: Jack Price​

The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was Jack Price.

His rating is (7.7) with 65 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 11 crosses.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carlos Llamosa played with: Steve Clark (7.4), Josecarlos van Rankin (6.8), Larrys Mabiala (8.0), Dario Župarić (7.3), Claudio Bravo (7.6), Diego Chará (7.1), Cristhian Paredes (7.3), Yimmi Chará (6.2), Sebastián Blanco (6.6), Dairon Asprilla (6.8) and Jarosław Niezgoda (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Diego Valeri, Pablo Bonilla, Felipe Mora (6.7), Zac McGraw, Bill Tuiloma, Marvin Loría, George Fochive, Aljaž Ivačič and Santiago Moreno (6.8).

Portland Timbers could not rely on the presence of S. Moreno (injured).

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 4 changes: S. Blanco for S. Moreno (52′), J. Niezgoda for F. Mora (66′), Y. Chara for M. Loria (90′) and C. Paredes for G. Fochive (90′).

Best player: Larrys Mabiala​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Larrys Mabiala.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 52 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Colorado Rapids – Portland Timbers – 0-1