MLS

FT Tuesday, July 28, 2020
FC Cincinnati LLWWL 1
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Portland Timbers WWWDW 1
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Portland Timbers advance 4-2 on penalties · · ESPN

Match Report

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Portland Timbers through to MLS is Back Tournament quarterfinals despite keeper howler

The Portland Timbers grabbed a quarterfinal berth by recording a 4-2 win on penalties after battling to a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati on Tuesday.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
4
44.4
Possession
55.6
12
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
364
Accurate Passes
451
424
Passes
501
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
40
0.3
Cross %
0.1
49
Long Balls
36
26
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
4
13
Tackles
8
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
5
26
Effective Clearances
7
26
Clearances
7

Head to Head

CIN leads series 1-0

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. 30Eryk WilliamsonRM
  9. 17Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 23Yimmi CharáAM-R

CIN · 5-3-2

  1. 22Przemyslaw TytonG
  2. 2Kendall WastonCD
  3. 3Tom PetterssonCD-L
  4. 17Mathieu DeplangeCD-R
  5. 96Andrew GutmanLB
  6. 36Joseph-Claude GyauRB
  7. 6Haris MedunjaninCM
  8. 24Frankie AmayaCM-L
  9. 33Caleb StankoCM-R
  10. 9Adrien RegattinCF-L
  11. 7Yuya KuboCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Jorge Villafaña (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Andrew Gutman (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 46' Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Siem de Jong replaces Yuya Kubo.
  6. 59' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Fatai Alashe replaces Frankie Amaya.
  7. 59' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Allan Cruz replaces Adrien Regattin.
  8. 62' VAR Decision: No Goal Portland Timbers 0-0 FC Cincinnati.
  9. 64' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Yimmi Chará.
  10. 67' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco following a corner.
  11. 72' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Caleb Stanko.
  12. 81' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 88' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Andy Polo replaces Eryk Williamson.
  14. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kekuta Manneh replaces Joseph-Claude Gyau.
  15. 90' Fatai Alashe (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  17. 90' Penalty Shootout begins Portland Timbers 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  18. 96'

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