MLS

FT Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Columbus Crew LDWDL 2
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Portland Timbers WDWLW 3
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CLB112
POR213
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Match Report

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Steve Clark helps Portland Timbers topple Columbus Crew

Steve Clark made six saves to beat his former team for the second time this season -- with two different teams -- as Portland downed Columbus 3-2.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
6
54.1
Possession
45.9
16
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
408
Accurate Passes
345
473
Passes
408
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
69
34
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
24
19
Clearances
24

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-3-2-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 24Liam RidgewellCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 16Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 20David GuzmánCM
  7. 11Andy PoloCM-L
  8. 21Diego CharáCM-R
  9. 99Samuel ArmenterosF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoCF-L
  11. 8Diego ValeriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Andres FloresSUB
  2. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  3. 26Lucas MelanoSUB
  4. 17Jeremy EbobisseSUB
  5. 43Kendall McIntoshSUB
  6. 25Bill TuilomaSUB
  7. 18Julio CascanteSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 17Lalas AbubakarCD-L
  3. 22Gaston SauroCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 16Hector JimenezRB
  6. 20Eduardo SosaAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 8ArturRM
  9. 32Patrick MullinsF
  10. 7Pedro SantosAM-L
  11. 28Niko HansenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Justin MeramSUB
  2. 27Edward OpokuSUB
  3. 24Jon KempinSUB
  4. 26Luis ArgudoSUB
  5. 3Josh WilliamsSUB
  6. 31Connor MaloneySUB
  7. 11Gyasi ZardesSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Columbus Crew SC 1. Niko Hansen (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Milton Valenzuela.
  2. 10' Andy Polo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Columbus Crew SC 1. David Guzmán (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Polo with a cross.
  4. 34' David Guzmán (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Columbus Crew SC 1. Andy Polo (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  6. 45'+1' Gastón Sauro (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 48' Own Goal by Lalas Abubakar, Columbus Crew SC. Portland Timbers 3, Columbus Crew SC 1.
  8. 49' Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Luis Argudo replaces Artur.
  10. 62' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Connor Maloney replaces Milton Valenzuela.
  11. 63' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Josh Williams replaces Pedro Santos.
  12. 84' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Samuel Armenteros.
  13. 85' Connor Maloney (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Diego Valeri.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Portland Timbers 3, Columbus Crew SC 2. Niko Hansen (Columbus Crew SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Maloney with a cross.

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