MLS

FT Saturday, September 22, 2018
Portland Timbers DWLWL 2
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Minnesota United FC LLLDW 3
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MIN303
TCF Bank Stadium · 24,525 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota United holds on vs. Portland Timbers to keep playoff hopes alive

Minnesota United jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on despite losing a man to a red card in defeating the visiting Portland Timbers 3-2 Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
3
55.1
Possession
44.9
13
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
320
Accurate Passes
256
435
Passes
359
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
80
44
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
13
14
Effective Clearances
21
14
Clearances
21

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

MIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 14Brent KallmanCD-L
  3. 15Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 5Francisco CalvoLB
  5. 30Eric MillerRB
  6. 25Darwin QuinteroAM
  7. 12Fernando BobLM
  8. 31Luiz FernandoRM
  9. 11Romario IbarraF
  10. 20Rasmus SchüllerAM-L
  11. 10Miguel IbarraAM-R

POR · 4-3-2-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 24Liam RidgewellCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 2Alvas PowellRB
  6. 20David GuzmánCM
  7. 14Andres FloresCM-L
  8. 11Andy PoloCM-R
  9. 99Samuel ArmenterosF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoCF-L
  11. 19Tomás ConechnyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Romario Ibarra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
  2. 36' Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Romario Ibarra (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a through ball.
  3. 39' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Angelo Rodríguez replaces Romario Ibarra because of an injury.
  4. 43' Goal! Minnesota United FC 3, Portland Timbers 0. Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Chara replaces Tomás Conechny.
  6. 55' Goal! Minnesota United FC 3, Portland Timbers 1. Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  7. 70' Maximiniano (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Andrés Flores.
  10. 79' Goal! Minnesota United FC 3, Portland Timbers 2. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Villafaña.
  11. 82' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Samuel Armenteros.
  12. 89' Fernando Bob (Minnesota United FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Collen Warner replaces Darwin Quintero.

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