TORONTO. Toronto conquers Portland Timbers 3-1. Toronto made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the BMO Training Ground & Academy stadium in Toronto on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi assisted by Logan Brown and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 22 Total 3
- 7 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 93
- 79 Dangerous attack 32
- 98 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 20
- 4 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Toronto was in firm control of the ball 57% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toronto was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toronto won the match.
Toronto shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Portland Timbers shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 4 yellow cards (L. Macnaughton, C. Mavinga, J. Osorio and F. Bernardeschi). Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Toronto will play away with Philadelphia Union on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Toronto (7 draws).
Portland Timbers will play away agasint Real Salt Lake on the 9th of October with a 13-11 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).
Toronto – Formation
Toronto
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87'
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Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bob Bradley decided to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Richie Laryea , Lukas MacNaughton , Chris Mavinga , Domenico Criscito , Jonathan Osorio , Michael Bradley , Jayden Nelson , Federico Bernardeschi , Jesús Jiménez and Lorenzo Insigne .
The home team had on the bench: Shane O’Neill , Deandre Kerr , Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty , Ifunanyachi Achara, Gregory Ranjitsingh, Ayo Akinola , Luca Petrasso, Doneil Henry and Kosi Thompson.
Substitutions
Toronto made 4 changes: J. Jimenez for A. Akinola (62′), J. Nelson for D. Kerr (81′), L. Macnaughton for S. O’Neill (87′) and R. Laryea for J. Marshall-Rutty (87′).
Best player: Lorenzo Insigne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Lorenzo Insigne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 61 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Giovanni Savarese played with: Aljaž Ivačič , Bill Tuiloma , Josecarlos van Rankin , Dario Župarić , Yimmi Chará , David Ayala , Diego Chará , Claudio Bravo , Santiago Moreno , Jarosław Niezgoda and Sebastián Blanco .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dairon Asprilla , Marvin Loría , David Bingham, Pablo Bonilla, Zac McGraw, Nathan Fogaça , Larrys Mabiala , Cristhian Paredes and Eryk Williamson .
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: D. Ayala for E. Williamson (64′), J. Niezgoda for D. Asprilla (64′), Y. Chara for Nathan Fogaca (81′), S. Blanco for M. Loria (81′) and D. Zuparic for L. Mabiala (87′).
Best player: Aljaž Ivačič
The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was the goalkeeper: Aljaž Ivačič. His rating is 7.73. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Portland Timbers – 3-1
- New England – DC United – 1-0
- New York RB – Orlando City – 0-1
- Philadelphia Union – Chicago Fire – 4-1
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 2-2
