
New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers, 2018 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSCarlos Rivas brace fuels New York Red Bulls past Portland Timbers
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Major League Soccer
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Benjamin Mines (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
- 2': Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers).
- 4': Offside, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri tries a through ball, but Samuel Armenteros is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Fidel Escobar tries a through ball, but Carlos Rivas is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Portland Timbers. Lawrence Olum tries a through ball, but Samuel Armenteros is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt saved. Alejandro Romero Gamarra (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 7': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
- 8': Delay in match Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) because of an injury.
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Benjamin Mines (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers).
- 12': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by David Guzmán.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Romero Gamarra (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Connor Lade.
- 15': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Derrick Etienne tries a through ball, but Carlos Rivas is caught offside.
- 17': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls).
- 18': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Portland Timbers 0. Benjamin Mines (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Romero Gamarra.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
- 19': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Connor Lade.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Olum (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 28': Derrick Etienne (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
- 31': Attempt missed. Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a through ball following a fast break.
- 32': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 33': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Vincent Bezecourt tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by David Guzmán.
- 37': Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers).
- 40': Foul by Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls).
- 40': Jake Gleeson (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zarek Valentin with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Fidel Escobar.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Portland Timbers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 1, Portland Timbers 0.
- 46': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Kyle Duncan tries a through ball, but Carlos Rivas is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt missed. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zarek Valentin with a cross.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
- 48': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Vincent Bezecourt.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross.
- 51': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 51': Attempt missed. Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Connor Lade.
- 54': Offside, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla tries a through ball, but Samuel Armenteros is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Derrick Etienne (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aurélien Collin.
- 56': Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Collin (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Liam Ridgewell.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Romero Gamarra (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Duncan.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
- 59': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Victor Arboleda replaces Samuel Armenteros.
- 60': Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Farfan with a headed pass.
- 60': Foul by Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls).
- 60': Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Derrick Etienne (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rivas.
- 63': Attempt saved. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zarek Valentin with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Luis Robles.
- 64': Attempt missed. Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Romero Gamarra following a fast break.
- 64': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Derrick Etienne.
- 64': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Tyler Adams replaces Alejandro Romero Gamarra.
- 66': Delay in match Jake Gleeson (Portland Timbers) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
- 68': Foul by Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls).
- 68': Victor Arboleda (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Offside, Portland Timbers. Lawrence Olum tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
- 71': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Aurélien Collin (New York Red Bulls).
- 72': Benjamin Mines (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Foul by Aurélien Collin (New York Red Bulls).
- 73': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Fanendo Adi replaces Sebastián Blanco.
- 74': Foul by Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers).
- 74': Vincent Bezecourt (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 76': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 76': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Davis.
- 77': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
- 77': Goal! New York Red Bulls 2, Portland Timbers 0. Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Davis with a headed pass following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Sean Davis (New York Red Bulls).
- 79': Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Goal! New York Red Bulls 3, Portland Timbers 0. Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Bezecourt with a through ball.
- 81': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Arboleda with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Aaron Long replaces Aurélien Collin.
- 83': Attempt saved. Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rivas with a through ball.
- 83': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
- 83': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Bezecourt with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces Lawrence Olum.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Vincent Bezecourt (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 87': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Kyle Duncan.
- 88': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 89': Attempt saved. Fidel Escobar (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Fidel Escobar tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
- 90': Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls).
- 90'+1': Foul by Benjamin Mines (New York Red Bulls).
- 90'+1': Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Goal! New York Red Bulls 4, Portland Timbers 0. Carlos Rivas (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Lade.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 4, Portland Timbers 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, New York Red Bulls 4, Portland Timbers 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 9 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 5 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
56.7 | Possession | 43.3 |
12 | SHOTS | 20 |
1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
314 | Accurate Passes | 203 |
438 | Passes | 324 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
23 | Crosses | 25 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
72 | Long Balls | 56 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 23 |
20 | Tackles | 32 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
31 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
31 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 18,374
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 18,374
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# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego FC | 27 | +19 | 52 |
2 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | +14 | 47 |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | +15 | 46 |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | +7 | 41 |
Line-Ups
New York Red Bulls (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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31 | Luis Robles (GK) |
29 | Fidel Escobar |
78 | Aurélien Collin |
5 | Connor Lade ![]() |
6 | Kyle Duncan |
10 | Kaku |
88 | Vincent Bezecourt |
27 | Sean Davis |
11 | Carlos Rivas |
7 | Derrick Etienne Jr. |
17 | Ben Mines |
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
90 | Jake Gleeson (GK) |
24 | Liam Ridgewell |
33 | Larrys Mabiala ![]() |
32 | Marco Farfan |
16 | Zarek Valentin |
8 | Diego Valeri |
20 | David Guzmán |
13 | Lawrence Olum |
99 | Samuel Armenteros |
10 | Sebastián Blanco |
27 | Dairon Asprilla |
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