MLS

FT Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Chicago Fire FC LDWWL 2
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Portland Timbers WLLWW 3
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CHI022
POR213
Providence Park · 25,218 att.

Match Report

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Timbers topple Fire, climb into playoff position

Brian Fernandez scored his team-leading ninth and 10th goals of the season, and the Portland Timbers picked up a 3-2 win over the Chicago Fire.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
37.3
Possession
62.7
5
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
531
365
Passes
616
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
75
Long Balls
60
28
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
4
10
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
7
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

POR leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 18Julio CascanteCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 16Zarek ValentinLB
  5. 2Jorge MoreiraRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 7Brian FernandezF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 44Marvin LoríaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Jeremy EbobisseSUB
  2. 40Renzo ZambranoSUB
  3. 11Andy PoloSUB
  4. 25Bill TuilomaSUB
  5. 4Jorge VillafañaSUB
  6. 43Kendall McIntoshSUB
  7. 19Tomás ConechnySUB

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 15Grant LillardCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan BornsteinLB
  5. 2MarceloRB
  6. 16Micheal AziraCM
  7. 14Djordje MihailovicLM
  8. 13Brandt BronicoRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 10Aleksandar KataiLF
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiRF

Substitutes

  1. 36Andre ReynoldsSUB
  2. 17Diego CamposSUB
  3. 45Richard SánchezSUB
  4. 9C.J. SapongSUB
  5. 33Jeremiah GutjahrSUB
  6. 12Amando MorenoSUB
  7. 5Francisco CalvoSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Chicago Fire 0. Jorge Moreira (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 21' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 0. Brian Fernández (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes following a corner.
  3. 27' Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire).
  5. 30' Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) is shown the red card.
  6. 35' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Bill Tuiloma replaces Larrys Mabiala because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Francisco Calvo replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
  8. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire. C.J. Sapong replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  9. 61' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Tomás Conechny replaces Sebastián Blanco.
  10. 74' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 1. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  11. 75' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Marvin Loría.
  12. 79' Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 81' Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' Goal! Portland Timbers 3, Chicago Fire 1. Brian Fernández (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Conechny following a fast break.
  15. 89' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Amando Moreno replaces Johan Kappelhof.
  16. 90'+2' Goal! Portland Timbers 3, Chicago Fire 2. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.

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