PORTLAND. Portland Timbers overcomes Minnesota United 1-0 after D. Asprilla scored just 1 goal (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 Guido Gonzalez with the support of Ian Anderson and Gjovalin Bori. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was smoke. The temperature was hot at 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 22
- 1 On Target 6
- 10 Off Target 16
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 98
- 39 Dangerous attack 59
- 69 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Portland Timbers was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Minnesota United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Portland Timbers was able to find the solution to win this match.
Portland Timbers shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Minnesota United shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (C. Bravo and Z. McGraw). Talking about the opposition, Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (K. Lawrence).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Portland Timbers will have 45 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United will stay with 44 points to sit in the 6th 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 record in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).
Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
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Portland Timbers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Giovanni Savarese decided to play with the following team: Aljaž Ivačič , Bill Tuiloma , Dario Župarić , Zac McGraw , Diego Chará , Santiago Moreno , Eryk Williamson , Yimmi Chará , Claudio Bravo , Dairon Asprilla and Sebastián Blanco .
The home team had on the bench: Cristhian Paredes , David Bingham, Josecarlos van Rankin, Marvin Loría , Juan Mosquera, Nathan Fogaça, Jarosław Niezgoda , David Ayala and Larrys Mabiala.
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 3 changes: S. Blanco for J. Niezgoda (72′), E. Williamson for C. Paredes (84′) and Y. Chara for M. Loria (84′).
Best player: Aljaž Ivačič
The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was the goalkeeper: Aljaž Ivačič. His rating is 7.83. He performed 5 saves.
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
Minnesota United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair , Alan Benítez , Michael Boxall , Brent Kallman , Kemar Lawrence , D.J. Taylor , Robin Lod , Wil Trapp , Kervin Arriaga , Mender García and Luis Amarilla .
The following players were sitting on the bench: N. Kibunguchy, A. Danladi, N. Hansen, J. Gónzalez, O. Fisher, J. Rosales, E. Dick, T. Miller and F. Emmings.
Substitutions
Minnesota United made only 1 change substituting B. Kallman for N. Hansen (90′).
Best player: Robin Lod
The player that probably impressed the most for Minnesota United was Robin Lod.
His rating is with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Portland Timbers – Minnesota United – 1-0
- Seattle Sounders – Austin – 3-0
- Chicago Fire – Inter Miami – 3-1
- Real Salt Lake – DC United – 0-0
- Colorado Rapids – Vancouver Whitecaps – 3-1
- Houston Dynamo – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Dallas – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
