PORTLAND. Vancouver Whitecaps had a astonishing comeback against Portland Timbers.
The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Thursday and it started at 2:00 am local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez who had the assistance of Ian Anderson and Corey Rockwell. The 4th official was Baldomero Toledo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 2 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 117
- 50 Dangerous attack 68
- 94 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Portland Timbers was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Vancouver Whitecaps that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Vancouver Whitecaps was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the encounter.
Portland Timbers shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (C. Paredes). On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps received 1 yellow card (B. White).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, Portland Timbers will stay with 46 points like Philadelphia Union and Orlando City to stay in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 43 points like Atlanta United to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers will play away against Colorado Rapids on the 24th of October with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (6 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps will play away agasint Los Angeles FC on the 3rd of November with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Los Angeles FC (2 draws).
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
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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: Steve Clark , Josecarlos van Rankin , Larrys Mabiala , Dario Župarić , Pablo Bonilla , George Fochive , Cristhian Paredes , Dairon Asprilla , Sebastián Blanco , Yimmi Chará and Felipe Mora .
The home team had on the bench: Aljaž Ivačič, Hunter Sulte, Zac McGraw , Marvin Loría , Blake Bodily, Diego Valeri , Renzo Zambrano, Jarosław Niezgoda and Santiago Moreno .
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: S. Blanco for S. Moreno (63′), F. Mora for J. Niezgoda (74′), Y. Chara for D. Valeri (74′), P. Bonilla for M. Loria (86′) and J. Van Rankin for Z. McGraw (86′).
Best player: Yimmi Chará
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Yimmi Chará.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Regarding the opposition, Vanni Sartini played with: Maxime Crépeau , Jakob Nerwiński , Florian Jungwirth , Cristián Gutiérrez , Marcus Godinho , Russell Teibert , Janio Bikel , Javain Brown , Ryan Gauld , Lucas Cavallini and Déiber Caicedo .
They had on the bench: Thomas Hasal, Ranko Veselinović , Bruno Gaspar , Cristián Dájome , Michael Baldisimo, Leonard Owusu , Ryan Raposo, Patrick Metcalfe and Brian White .
Substitutions
Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: J. Brown for C. Dajome (46′), L. Cavallini for B. White (60′), M. Godinho for B. Gaspar (60′), R. Teibert for L. Owusu (72′) and R. Gauld for R. Veselinovic (87′).
Best player: Brian White
The player that probably impressed the most for Vancouver Whitecaps was Brian White.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (41% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Los Angeles FC – 2-3
- Minnesota United – Philadelphia Union – 3-2
- Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 0-3
- Nashville SC – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Colorado Rapids – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 4-0
