MLS

FT Saturday, August 31, 2019
Real Salt Lake WWLWL 0
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Portland Timbers WWLLW 1
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Match Report

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Timbers trim RSL, hang around postseason picture

A rocket strike from Diego Valeri kept the Portland Timbers in the hunt for a playoff berth in a 1-0 win over visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
6
60
Possession
40
17
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
464
Accurate Passes
287
556
Passes
365
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
75
29
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
4
Effective Tackles
14
8
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
14
11
Effective Clearances
25
11
Clearances
25

Head to Head

POR leads series 4-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 5Claude DielnaCD-L
  3. 25Bill TuilomaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 2Jorge MoreiraRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 14Andres FloresRM
  9. 7Brian FernandezF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 17Jeremy EbobisseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Marvin LoríaSUB
  2. 30Eryk WilliamsonSUB
  3. 11Andy PoloSUB
  4. 27Dairon AsprillaSUB
  5. 43Kendall McIntoshSUB
  6. 40Renzo ZambranoSUB
  7. 19Tomás ConechnySUB

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Nick RimandoG
  2. 14Nedum OnuohaCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 4Danny ToiaLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 6Kelyn RoweLM
  8. 25Everton LuizRM
  9. 8Damir KreilachF
  10. 17Corey BairdAM-L
  11. 7Jefferson SavarinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Joao PlataSUB
  2. 12Brooks LennonSUB
  3. 43Justin PortilloSUB
  4. 23Sebastian SaucedoSUB
  5. 50Sam JohnsonSUB
  6. 20Erik HoltSUB
  7. 51Andrew PutnaSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Flores.
  2. 66' Claude Dielna (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 78' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sam Johnson replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  4. 78' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Joao Plata replaces Corey Baird.
  5. 83' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Renzo Zambrano replaces Andrés Flores.
  6. 85' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Brian Fernández.
  7. 90'+3' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson replaces Diego Valeri.
  8. 90'+6' Renzo Zambrano (Portland Timbers) is shown the red card.

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