PORTLAND. Portland Timbers conquers Austin 1-0 after B. Tuiloma scored just 1 goal (62′). Austin was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Joe Dickerson assisted by Mike Rottersman and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Brad Jensen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 1 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 9
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 78 Attack 110
- 47 Dangerous attack 86
- 73 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Austin had a strong ball possession 61% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Austin was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Portland Timbers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Portland Timbers shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Austin shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Portland Timbers received 3 yellow cards (Y. Chara, C. Paredes and S. Blanco). Regarding the opposition, Austin received 5 yellow cards (C. Dominguez, S. Driussi, Z. Kolmanic, D. Pereira and J. Valencia).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Portland Timbers has 5 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. On the other side, Austin stays with 6 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers will play away with Real Salt Lake on the 9th of October with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
Austin will host Colorado Rapids on the 9th of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Colorado Rapids (0 draws).
Portland Timbers – Formation
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: Aljaž Ivačič
, Josecarlos van Rankin , Zac McGraw , Bill Tuiloma , Justin Rasmussen , Diego Chará , Cristhian Paredes , Santiago Moreno , Yimmi Chará , Dairon Asprilla and Jarosław Niezgoda .The home team had on the bench: Pablo Bonilla, Larrys Mabiala, George Fochive, Blake Bodily, David Ayala
, Diego Gutiérrez , David Bingham, Dario Župarić and Sebastián Blanco .Portland Timbers could not rely on the presence of D. Ayala (injured).
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 3 changes: D. Asprilla for S. Blanco (75′), C. Paredes for D. Ayala (75′) and J. Niezgoda for D. Gutierrez (87′).
Best player: Bill Tuiloma
The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Bill Tuiloma.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 51 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He hit the woodwork once times.Austin – Formation
Also Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver
, Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Ruben Gabrielsen , Žan Kolmanič , Alexander Ring , Daniel Pereira Gil , Diego Fagúndez , Sebastián Driussi , Cecilio Domínguez and Maximiliano Urruti .The following players were sitting on the bench: Kipp Keller, Jhojan Valencia
, Rodney Redes , Felipe Martins, Jon Gallagher , Héctor Jimenez, Moussa Djitté , Ethan Finlay and Andrew Tarbell.Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: Z. Kolmanic for J. Gallagher (66′), D. Pereira for J. Valencia (66′), D. Fagundez for E. Finlay (66′), M. Urruti for M. K. Djitte (71′) and C. Dominguez for R. Redes (74′).
Best player: Nick Lima
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Nick Lima.
His rating is
with 68 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York RB – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 1-0
- Colorado Rapids – Sporting KC – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Charlotte – 2-1
- DC United – Chicago Fire – 0-2
- Philadelphia Union – SJ Earthquakes – 2-0
- Orlando City – Cincinnati – 1-2
- New England – Real Salt Lake – 2-3
- Dallas – Nashville SC – 2-0