MLS

FT Saturday, October 6, 2018
Portland Timbers LWLDW 4
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Real Salt Lake WDLDL 1
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Match Report

Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

Portland Timbers rout Real Salt Lake, edge closer to playoffs

Sebastian Blanco scored a pair of goals and assisted on another to lead the Portland Timbers to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
40.1
Possession
59.9
13
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
462
378
Passes
564
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
98
30
Accurate Long Balls
61
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
5
10
Tackles
8
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
13
Effective Clearances
6
13
Clearances
6

Head to Head

RSL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Nick RimandoG
  2. 15Justen GladCD-L
  3. 13Nick BeslerCD-R
  4. 22Aaron HerreraLB
  5. 12Brooks LennonRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 6Damir KreilachLM
  8. 5Kyle BeckermanRM
  9. 27Corey BairdF
  10. 10Joao PlataAM-L
  11. 7Jefferson SavarinoAM-R

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 25Bill TuilomaCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 16Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 20David GuzmánLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 17Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 11Andy PoloAM-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Portland Timbers 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco with a cross.
  3. 55' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Portland Timbers 1. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joao Plata.
  4. 55' David Guzmán (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 58' Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sunny replaces Corey Baird.
  7. 66' Sunny (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 68' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Julio Cascante replaces Bill Poni Tuiloma because of an injury.
  9. 70' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Portland Timbers 2. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 73' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Portland Timbers 3. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
  11. 77' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Jeremy Ebobisse because of an injury.
  12. 80' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sebastián Saucedo replaces Aaron Herrera.
  13. 88' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Portland Timbers 4. Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  14. 90'+2' Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Andy Polo.

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