MLS

FT Saturday, May 4, 2019
Portland Timbers LLWWW 2
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Real Salt Lake LWWLL 1
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Match Report

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Portland Timbers wins third straight, beats Real Salt Lake

Sebastian Blanco and Diego Valeri scored goals as the Portland Timbers extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-1 win over RSL.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
9
2
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
46.2
Possession
53.8
7
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
322
Accurate Passes
395
409
Passes
476
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
72
32
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
3
12
Tackles
6
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
15
18
Effective Clearances
6
18
Clearances
6

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-2

Lineups

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 51Andrew PutnaG
  2. 14Nedum OnuohaCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 4Danny ToiaLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 8Damir KreilachLM
  8. 13Nick BeslerRM
  9. 50Sam JohnsonF
  10. 17Corey BairdAM-L
  11. 7Jefferson SavarinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Joao PlataSUB
  2. 43Justin PortilloSUB
  3. 23Sebastian SaucedoSUB
  4. 19Luke MulhollandSUB
  5. 12Brooks LennonSUB
  6. 30Marcelo SilvaSUB
  7. 1Alex HorwathSUB

POR · 4-4-2

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 25Bill TuilomaCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 16Zarek ValentinLB
  5. 2Jorge MoreiraRB
  6. 21Diego CharáCM-L
  7. 22Cristhian ParedesCM-R
  8. 10Sebastián BlancoLM
  9. 14Andres FloresRM
  10. 17Jeremy EbobisseCF-L
  11. 8Diego ValeriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Jorge VillafañaSUB
  2. 40Renzo ZambranoSUB
  3. 26Lucas MelanoSUB
  4. 1Jeff AttinellaSUB
  5. 11Andy PoloSUB
  6. 18Julio CascanteSUB
  7. 19Tomás ConechnySUB

Timeline

  1. 25' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  2. 26' Penalty saved! Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  3. 34' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Portland Timbers 1. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  4. 45'+3' Jorge Moreira (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 48' Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Andy Polo replaces Andrés Flores.
  7. 62' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Portland Timbers 1. Sam Johnson (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
  8. 68' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Portland Timbers 2. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 69' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sebastián Saucedo replaces Corey Baird.
  10. 77' Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Brooks Lennon replaces Nick Besler.
  13. 83' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  14. 86' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Julio Cascante replaces Diego Valeri.
  15. 86' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Joao Plata replaces Donny Toia.

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