MLS

FT Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Portland Timbers WDWWW 2
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Philadelphia Union WDWWL 1
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Match Report

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Portland Timbers beat Philadelphia Union to reach MLS is Back Tournament final

Jeremy Ebobisse and Sebastian Blanco each scored as the Portland Timbers earned a spot in the MLS is Back final over the Philadelphia Union.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
5
38.7
Possession
61.3
15
SHOTS
17
7
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
228
Accurate Passes
409
311
Passes
491
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
58
22
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
6
27
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
7
25
Clearances
7

Head to Head

POR leads series 4-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 4Mark McKenzieCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 8José Andrés MartínezDM
  5. 27Kai WagnerLB
  6. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  7. 22Brenden AaronsonAM
  8. 10Jamiro MonteiroLM
  9. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-L
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 78Aurélien CollinSUB
  2. 14Jack De VriesSUB
  3. 13Cole TurnerSUB
  4. 5Jakob GlesnesSUB
  5. 25IlsinhoSUB
  6. 20Michee NgalinaSUB
  7. 15Olivier MbaizoSUB
  8. 7Andrew WootenSUB
  9. 32Matthew RealSUB
  10. 24Matej OravecSUB
  11. 12Joe BendikSUB
  12. 21Anthony FontanaSUB

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. 30Eryk WilliamsonLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 17Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 44Marvin LoríaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Jeff AttinellaSUB
  2. 32Marco FarfanSUB
  3. 25Bill TuilomaSUB
  4. 19Tomás ConechnySUB
  5. 40Renzo ZambranoSUB
  6. 7Andy PoloSUB
  7. 9Felipe MoraSUB
  8. 28Pablo BonillaSUB
  9. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaSUB
  10. 22Cristhian ParedesSUB
  11. 98Blake BodilySUB
  12. 18Julio CascanteSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Portland Timbers 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a cross following a corner.
  2. 38' Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot is too high. Sergio Santos should be disappointed.
  4. 56' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  5. 56' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Andy Polo replaces Marvin Loría.
  6. 59' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Sergio Santos.
  7. 62' Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Portland Timbers 2. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dario Zuparic following a corner.
  9. 72' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrew Wooten replaces José Martínez.
  10. 85' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Portland Timbers 2. Andrew Wooten (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  11. 85' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Pablo Bonilla replaces Jorge Villafaña.
  12. 85' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Sebastián Blanco.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Bill Tuiloma replaces Diego Valeri.

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