MLS

FT Saturday, September 7, 2019
Sporting Kansas City LWWWL 1
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Portland Timbers WLLWW 2
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Providence Park · 25,218 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Fernandez hits late winner as Timbers stun SKC

Brian Fernandez scored in the 4th minute of stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
40.1
Possession
59.9
10
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
259
Accurate Passes
431
345
Passes
519
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
76
23
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
20
23
Clearances
20

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 5Claude DielnaCD-L
  3. 25Bill TuilomaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 2Jorge MoreiraRB
  6. 11Andy PoloCM
  7. 30Eryk WilliamsonLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 8Diego ValeriF
  10. 17Jeremy EbobisseLF
  11. 27Dairon AsprillaRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Tomás ConechnySUB
  2. 44Marvin LoríaSUB
  3. 31Aljaz IvacicSUB
  4. 28Foster LangsdorfSUB
  5. 7Brian FernandezSUB

SKC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 16Graham SmithCD-R
  4. 6Ilie SánchezDM
  5. 36Luís MartinsLB
  6. 8Graham ZusiRB
  7. 17Roger EspinozaCM-L
  8. 30Benny FeilhaberCM-R
  9. 20Dániel SallóiLM
  10. 12GersoRM
  11. 19Erik HurtadoF

Substitutes

  1. 18Eric DickSUB
  2. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  3. 15Seth SinovicSUB
  4. 4Andreu FontàsSUB
  5. 26Jaylin LindseySUB
  6. 85Felipe HernàndezSUB
  7. 75Wan KuzainSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' VAR Decision: No Penalty Portland Timbers.
  2. 40' Andy Polo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  4. 58' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  6. 69' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jimmy Medranda replaces Benny Feilhaber because of an injury.
  7. 70' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Brian Fernández replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  8. 78' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Andy Polo.
  9. 83' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  10. 85' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez replaces Gerso.
  11. 86' Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Tomás Conechny replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Brian Fernández (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Valeri.

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