Portland Timbers recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Seattle Sounders 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers found a way to reverse the score against Seattle Sounders to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Portland Timbers recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Seattle Sounders 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers was able to turn the tables against Seattle Sounders to win 2-1. It was Seattle Sounders to strike first with an early goal of Y. Gomez at the 8′. Then it was a penalty in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Blanco gave the win to Portland Timbers in the 51′ minute.

The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath who was helped by Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Portland Timbers

2 - 1

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 5
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 81 Attack 82
  • 60 Dangerous attack 74
  • 77 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Portland Timbers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Seattle Sounders that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Seattle Sounders had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Portland Timbers was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Portland Timbers shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Seattle Sounders shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Portland Timbers received 3 yellow cards (S. Blanco, E. Williamson and Z. McGraw). On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (N. Lodeiro and D. Leyva).

Match Timeline

8'
Yeimar Gómez Andrade(goal)A. Roldan
11'
20'
23'
Danny Leyva- Yellow
Dairon Asprilla(penalty)
41'
Eryk Williamson- Yellow
45'
51'
58'
Jackson Ragen- sub ->X. Arreaga
58'
Fredy Montero- sub ->D. Leyva
69'
Josh Atencio- sub ->K. Rowe
Jaroslaw Niezgoda - sub ->S. Blanco
75'
Zac McGraw- Yellow
78'
82'
Léo Chú- sub ->A. Rusnak
Cristhian Paredes- sub ->Y. Chara
86'
Marvin Loría - sub ->S. Moreno
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After playing this contest, Portland Timbers will have 36 points like Nashville SC to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Seattle Sounders will stay with 33 points to sit in the 10th place.

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 13-11 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).

Seattle Sounders will host SJ Earthquakes on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
6.7
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.8
D
Bill Tuiloma 25.New Zealand
7.1
D
Claudio Bravo  5.Argentina
6.5
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
6.9
78'
M
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
7.8
75' 11' Goals51'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
7.3
M
Eryk Williamson 19.United States
6.9
45'
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.0
90'
M
Yimmi Chará 23.Colombia
6.6
86'
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
7.7
Goals41'
Substitutes
G
David Bingham 1.United States
D
Pablo Bonilla 28.Venezuela
D
J. Van Rankin 2.Mexico
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
M
Marvin Loría  44.Costa Rica
90'
M
Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay
6.8
86'
M
David Ayala 24.Argentina
F
Tega Ikoba 17.United States
F
Jaroslaw Niezgoda  11.Poland
6.7
75'

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

The manager Giovanni Savarese decided to play with the following team: Aljaž Ivačič (6.7), Bill Tuiloma (7.1), Dario Župarić (6.8), Zac McGraw (6.9), Claudio Bravo (6.5), Diego Chará (7.3), Eryk Williamson (6.9), Santiago Moreno (7.0), Yimmi Chará (6.6), Sebastián Blanco (7.8) and Dairon Asprilla (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tega Ikoba, Pablo Bonilla, Marvin Loría, Jarosław Niezgoda (6.7), Cristhian Paredes (6.8), David Bingham, Josecarlos van Rankin, David Ayala and Larrys Mabiala.

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 3 changes: S. Blanco for J. Niezgoda (75′), Y. Chara for C. Paredes (86′) and S. Moreno for M. Loria (90′).

Best player: Sebastián Blanco​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Sebastián Blanco.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 40 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
7.0
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
7.8
Goals8'
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
6.9
58'
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
6.6
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
6.2
82'
M
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
6.4
69'
M
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
9.1
M
Danny Leyva 75.United States
6.4
58' 23'
F
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
7.3
20'
F
Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru
6.6
F
J. Morris 13.United States
7.1
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
7.0
58'
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
6.6
82'
M
Ethan Dobbelaere 45.United States
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
6.9
69'
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
6.5
58'

Seattle Sounders started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei (7.0), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (7.8), Xavier Arreaga (6.9), Nouhou Tolo (6.6), Alex Roldán (9.1), Albert Rusnák (6.2), Danny Leyva (6.4), Kelyn Rowe (6.4), Nicolás Lodeiro (7.3), Jordan Morris (7.1) and Raúl Ruidíaz (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jimmy Medranda, Léo Chú (6.6), Stefan Cleveland, Jackson Ragen (7.0), Will Bruin, Ethan Dobbelaere, Fredy Montero (6.5) and Josh Atencio (6.9).

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: X. Arreaga for J. Ragen (58′), D. Leyva for F. Montero (58′), K. Rowe for J. Atencio (69′) and A. Rusnak for L. Alves Chu Franco (82′).

Best player: Alex Roldán​

The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was Alex Roldán.

His rating is (9.1) with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 16. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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