SANDY. Real Salt Lake defeats Portland Timbers 3-1. Real Salt Lake was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with J. Savarino (19′), R. Rubin (49′) and B. Hidalgo (82′). Portland Timbers reduced the distance with a goal (87′) by D. Asprilla, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 20 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 17 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 105 Attack 101
- 62 Dangerous attack 40
- 83 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Real Salt Lake was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Portland Timbers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Salt Lake won the match.
Real Salt Lake shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 1 yellow card (R. Rubin). Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (D. Ayala and S. Blanco).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Real Salt Lake will have 47 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers will stay with 46 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake will play away with Austin on the 16th of October with a 2-2 head to head record.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
58'
19'
67'
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni decided to play with the following team: Zac MacMath , Andrew Brody , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Bryan Oviedo , Maikel Chang , Braian Ojeda , Pablo Ruiz , Jefferson Savarino , Sergio Córdova and Rubio Rubin .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Caldwell, Anderson Julio , Justin Meram , Tomas Gomez, Jasper Loffelsend , Daniel Musovski, Bode Davis, Nick Besler and Diego Luna.
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: M. Chang for B. Hidalgo (58′), S. Córdova for A. Julio (71′), J. Savarino for Justin Meram (71′) and R. Rubin for J. Loffelsend (76′).
Best player: Jefferson Savarino
The most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Jefferson Savarino.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 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 , Larrys Mabiala , Zac McGraw , Juan Mosquera , David Ayala , Cristhian Paredes , Claudio Bravo , Yimmi Chará , Santiago Moreno and Dairon Asprilla .
They had on the bench: Blake Bodily, Pablo Alejandro Bonilla Serrada, Nathan Uiliam Fogaça, David Bingham, Marvin Loría , Jarosław Niezgoda , Josecarlos van Rankin , Eryk Williamson and Sebastián Blanco .
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 4 changes: Z. McGraw for J. Niezgoda (35′), D. Ayala for M. Loría (54′), C. Bravo for J. Van Rankin (54′) and S. Moreno for S. Blanco (74′).
Best player: Dairon Asprilla
The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Dairon Asprilla.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Seattle Sounders – SJ Earthquakes – 2-2
- Real Salt Lake – Portland Timbers – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-0
- Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 0-1
- Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- Dallas – Sporting KC – 2-1
- Austin – Colorado Rapids – 1-1
- Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-0
- Orlando City – Columbus Crew – 2-1
- New York RB – Charlotte – 2-0
- Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 1-3
- DC United – Cincinnati – 2-5
- Chicago Fire – New England – 1-1
- Atlanta United – New York City – 1-2
