MLS

FT Sunday, March 8, 2020
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Portland Timbers DDWLL 1
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Match Report

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Valeri scores again as Portland tops Nashville SC

Diego Valeri scored in the 12th minute to propel the host Portland Timbers to a 1-0 victory over expansion Nashville SC.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
4
52.1
Possession
47.9
14
SHOTS
3
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
439
Accurate Passes
406
538
Passes
511
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
1
34
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
69
25
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
14
13
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
14
14
Effective Clearances
32
14
Clearances
32

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 15Chris DuvallRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 7Andy PoloRM
  9. 9Felipe MoraF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 23Yimmi CharáAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Marco FarfanSUB
  2. 27Dairon AsprillaSUB
  3. 18Julio CascanteSUB
  4. 22Cristhian ParedesSUB
  5. 17Jeremy EbobisseSUB
  6. 31Aljaz IvacicSUB
  7. 30Eryk WilliamsonSUB

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 15Eric MillerRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 20Aníbal GodoyLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 9Dominique BadjiF
  10. 8Randall LealAM-L
  11. 11David AccamAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Brayan BeckelesSUB
  2. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  3. 13Adrián ZendejasSUB
  4. 7Abu DanladiSUB
  5. 3Jalil AnibabaSUB
  6. 21Derrick JonesSUB
  7. 14Daniel RíosSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Nashville SC 0. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Polo with a headed pass.
  3. 29' Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Nashville SC. Abu Danladi replaces David Accam.
  5. 63' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces Diego Valeri.
  6. 71' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces Dominique Badji.
  7. 74' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Yimmi Chará.
  8. 82' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Abu Danladi because of an injury.
  9. 84' Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90'+2' Chris Duvall (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.

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