Philadelphia Union beats Portland Timbers 3-1 with 2 goals from J. Carranza. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Philadelphia Union beat Portland Timbers 3-1 thanks to J. Carranza who scored in the 28th and 67th minute.

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David Brown
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Philadelphia Union beats Portland Timbers 3-1 with 2 goals from J. Carranza. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Philadelphia Union overcome Portland Timbers 3-1 thanks to J. Carranza who scored in the 28th and 67th minute. Philadelphia Union was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Julián Carranza (28′), Quinn Sullivan (58′) and Julián Carranza (67′). Portland Timbers reduced the distance with a goal (80′) by Jonathan Rodríguez, but there was not much to do for them. Portland Timbers was truly better in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland. In front of 23,046 spectators.​ The referee was Cristian Campo Hernández who had the assistance of Fevzi Demirhan and . The 4th official was .

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Portland Timbers

1 - 3

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

  • ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
  • 18 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 140 Attack 85
  • 67 Dangerous attack 34
  • 107 Ball safe 101
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Portland Timbers had a superior ball possession 72% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portland Timbers was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Portland Timbers shot 18 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (Diego Chará ). Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 4 yellow cards (Mikael Uhre, Quinn Sullivan, Jack Elliott and Oliver Semmle).

Match Timeline

Krzysztof Sierocki- Yellow
24'
28'
Julián Carranza(goal)Kai Wagner
32'
Q. Sullivan- Yellow
40'
Jack Elliott- Yellow
58'
Q. Sullivan(goal)Jeremy Rafanello
67'
Julián Carranza(goal)Mikael Uhre
David Ayala- sub ->Eric Miller
65'
Felipe Mora- sub ->Diego Chará 
65'
Dairon Asprilla- sub ->Juan David Mosquera
75'
Cristhian Paredes- sub ->Eryk Williamson 
75'
Jonathan Rodríguez(goal)Santiago Moreno
80'
84'
Chris Donovan- sub ->Anderson
88'
Oliver Semmle- Yellow
90'
Mikael Uhre- Yellow
Nathan Fogaça- sub ->Antony
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
21
11
Cincinnati
18
10
New York RB
17
10
Toronto
16
10
Columbus Crew
15
10
New York City
14
10
Philadelphia Union
13
9
DC United
13
10
Atlanta United
12
9
CF Montréal
12
9
Charlotte
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
10
Orlando City
9
9
Nashville SC
8
9
New England
4
9

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
17
9
Minnesota United
17
9
Los Angeles FC
15
10
Colorado Rapids
15
10
Austin
15
10
Houston Dynamo
13
9
St. Louis City
12
9
Sporting KC
11
10
Portland Timbers
10
10
Seattle Sounders
9
10
Dallas
8
9
SJ Earthquakes
4
10

After playing this encounter, Portland Timbers stays with 7 points like Vancouver Whitecaps, St. Louis City, Los Angeles FC, Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union will has 6 points like Atlanta United, DC United and Nashville SC to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
J. Pantemis 41.Canada
7.0
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
7.5
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
6.6
65'
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
6.8
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
7.0
75'
M
Evander 10.Brazil
7.5
M
Antony 11.Brazil
6.8
90'
M
Eryk Williamson 19.United States
6.7
75'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
6.4
65' 24'
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.5
F
Jonathan Rodríguez 14.Uruguay
7.9
Goals80'
Substitutes
G
Hunter Sulte 26.United States
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
M
Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay
7.3
75'
M
David Ayala 24.Argentina
7.1
65'
F
Felipe Mora 9.Chile
6.8
65'
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
6.6
75'
F
Nathan Fogaça 99.Brazil
90'

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

The manager Phil Neville decided to play with the following team: James Pantemis (7.0), Juan David Mosquera (7.0), Zac McGraw (6.8), Dario Zuparic (7.5), Eric Miller (6.6), Eryk Williamson  (6.7), Diego Chará  (6.4), Santiago Moreno (7.5), Evander (7.5), Antony (6.8) and Jonathan Rodríguez (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Felipe Mora (6.8), Cristhian Paredes (7.3), David Ayala  (7.1), Hunter Sulte, Dairon Asprilla (6.6), Larrys Mabiala and Nathan Fogaça.

Portland Timbers could not rely on the presence of Nathan Fogaça (injured).

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: Juan David Mosquera for Dairon Asprilla (75′), Eryk Williamson  for Cristhian Paredes (75′), Eric Miller for David Ayala  (65′), Diego Chará  for Felipe Mora (65′) and Antony for Nathan Fogaça (90′).

Player of the match: Jonathan Rodríguez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Jonathan Rodríguez.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Oliver Semmle 1.Germany
7.9
88'
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.7
40'
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
7.5
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
7.0
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
8.2
M
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
8.7
Goals28', 67'
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
7.5
M
Jeremy Rafanello 14.United States
7.0
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
7.5
32' Goals58'
M
Markus Anderson 35.Spain
6.8
84'
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
6.4
90'
Substitutes
D
Matt Real 2.United States
D
O. Makhanya 29.South Africa
M
S. Ngabo 22.Denmark
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
6.7
84'

Philadelphia Union started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

Jim Curtin played with: Oliver Semmle (7.9), Olivier Mbaizo (7.0), Jakob Glesnes (7.5), Jack Elliott (6.7), Kai Wagner (8.2), Quinn Sullivan (7.5), Alejandro Bedoya (7.5), Anderson (6.8), Jeremy Rafanello (7.0), Mikael Uhre (6.4) and Julián Carranza (8.7).

They had on the bench: Matthew Real, Sanders Ngabo, Chris Donovan (6.7), Olwethu Makhanya and Andrew Rick.

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made only 1 change substituting Anderson for Chris Donovan (84′)​.

Player of the match: Julián Carranza​

The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Julián Carranza.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 25 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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