Portland Timbers grabs a 2-1 win against Atlanta United. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers conquered Atlanta United to win 2-1. A goal from J. Martinez was decisive in the 88min.

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David Brown
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Portland Timbers grabs a 2-1 win against Atlanta United. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers beat Atlanta United to win 2-1. A goal from J. Martinez was decisive in the 88min. It was Portland Timbers to strike first with a penalty of S. Moreno at the 38′. Then D. Asprilla scored again for Portland Timbers in the 82′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, J. Martinez reduced the distance for Atlanta United (88′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atlanta United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the assistance of Adam Garner and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.3 degrees Celsius or 84.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Portland Timbers

2 - 1

Team 1

Atlanta United

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 86 Attack 103
  • 49 Dangerous attack 66
  • 66 Ball safe 66
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 61% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Portland Timbers managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Portland Timbers shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (D. Asprilla). Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Santiago Moreno(penalty)
38'
46'
63'
63'
Edwin Mosquera- sub ->C. Wiley
Jaroslaw Niezgoda - sub ->S. Blanco
66'
David Ayala- sub ->C. Paredes
75'
Marvin Loría - sub ->Y. Chara
75'
Dairon Asprilla- Yellow
78'
Dairon Asprilla(penalty)
82'
87'
87'
Machop Chol- sub ->Luiz Araujo
88'

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 encounter, Portland Timbers will have 42 points like Real Salt Lake to move down in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will stay with 33 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers will play away against Real Salt Lake on the 9th of October with a 13-11 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).

Atlanta United will host New York City on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
Aljaz Ivacic 31.Slovenia
6.2
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.2
D
Bill Tuiloma 25.New Zealand
6.8
D
Claudio Bravo  5.Argentina
7.6
D
Zac McGraw 18.Canada
6.8
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
7.1
M
Cristhian Paredes 22.Paraguay
6.7
75'
M
Yimmi Chará 23.Colombia
6.8
75'
F
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
7.0
66'
F
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
8.4
Goals38'
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
7.1
78' Goals82'
Substitutes
G
David Bingham 1.United States
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
D
J. Van Rankin 2.Mexico
D
Pablo Bonilla 28.Venezuela
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
M
Marvin Loría  44.Costa Rica
7.0
75'
M
David Ayala 24.Argentina
6.2
75'
F
Jaroslaw Niezgoda  11.Poland
6.8
66'
F
Tega Ikoba 17.United States

Portland Timbers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Giovanni Savarese decided to play with the following team: Aljaž Ivačič (6.2), Bill Tuiloma (6.8), Dario Župarić (6.2), Zac McGraw (6.8), Claudio Bravo (7.6), Cristhian Paredes (6.7), Diego Chará (7.1), Yimmi Chará (6.8), Santiago Moreno (8.4), Dairon Asprilla (7.1) and Sebastián Blanco (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Larrys Mabiala, Marvin Loría (7.0), Jarosław Niezgoda (6.8), David Bingham, Josecarlos van Rankin, David Ayala (6.2), Pablo Bonilla, Tega Ikoba and J. Mosquera.

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 3 changes: S. Blanco for J. Niezgoda (66′), C. Paredes for D. Ayala (75′) and Y. Chara for M. Loria (75′).

Best player: Santiago Moreno​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Santiago Moreno.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Raúl Gudiño 23.Mexico
6.4
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
7.0
D
Andrew Gutman 15.United States
7.0
D
A. Franco 6.Argentina
7.8
D
Juan José Purata 22.Mexico
6.6
M
Santiago Sosa 5.Argentina
7.3
87'
M
T. Almada 8.Argentina
7.3
M
Franco Ibarra 14.Argentina
6.8
46'
F
C. Wiley 26.United States
6.4
63'
F
Luiz Araújo 19.Brazil
7.0
87'
F
R. Cisneros 29.Mexico
6.4
63'
Substitutes
G
R. Ríos 34.Argentina
D
A. McFadden 37.United States
D
G. Campbell 32.United States
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
6.4
46'
M
M. Moreno 10.Argentina
7.4
87'
F
Josef Martínez 7.Venezuela
7.4
63' Goals88'
F
Machop Chol 30.South Sudan
6.8
87'
F
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
6.8
63'

Also Atlanta United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Raúl Gudiño (6.4), Brooks Lennon (7.0), Juan Sánchez Purata (6.6), Alan Franco (7.8), Andrew Gutman (7.0), Franco Ibarra (6.8), Santiago Sosa (7.3), Thiago Almada (7.3), Luiz Araújo (7.0), Ronaldo Cisneros (6.4) and Caleb Wiley (6.4).

They had on the bench: Amar Sejdic (6.4), Aiden McFadden, George Campbell, Ronald Hernández, Josef Martínez (7.4), Rocco Rios Novo, Machop Chol (6.8), Marcelino Moreno (7.4) and Edwin Mosquera (6.8).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: F. Ibarra for A. Sejdic (46′), R. Cisneros for J. Martinez (63′), C. Wiley for E. Mosquera (63′), S. Sosa for M. Moreno (87′) and Luiz Araujo for M. Chol (87′).

Best player: Alan Franco​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlanta United was Alan Franco.

His rating is (7.8) with 63 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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