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FT Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Portland Timbers WLDDW 5
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Portland Timbers trounce LA Galaxy to wrap up playoff berth

Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored twice and added an assist as the Portland Timbers clinched a MLS playoff berth with a 5-2 victory over the LA Galaxy.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
49.5
Possession
50.5
13
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
467
Accurate Passes
478
536
Passes
562
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
32
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
46
33
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
5
17
Effective Clearances
28
17
Clearances
28

Head to Head

POR leads series 4-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 28Pablo BonillaRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 30Eryk WilliamsonRM
  9. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaF
  10. 23Yimmi CharáAM-L
  11. 14Andres FloresAM-R

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 20Nick DePuyCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 3Emiliano InsúaLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 2Perry KitchenCM
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 67Carlos HarveyRM
  9. 11Yony GonzálezF
  10. 10Cristian PavónLF
  11. 22Julián AraujoRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, LA Galaxy 0. Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Villafaña with a cross.
  2. 19' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, LA Galaxy 0. Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Bonilla following a corner.
  3. 30' Goal! Portland Timbers 3, LA Galaxy 0. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Carlos Harvey.
  5. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget replaces Julian Araujo.
  6. 46' Goal! Portland Timbers 3, LA Galaxy 1. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yony González.
  7. 60' Goal! Portland Timbers 4, LA Galaxy 1. Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  8. 63' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marco Farfan replaces Pablo Bonilla.
  9. 63' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Andy Polo replaces Andrés Flores.
  10. 72' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  11. 74' Goal! Portland Timbers 5, LA Galaxy 1. Andy Polo (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
  12. 75' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diedie Traore replaces Emiliano Insúa.
  13. 84' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Tomás Conechny replaces Yimmi Chará.
  14. 84' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Renzo Zambrano replaces Eryk Williamson.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Portland Timbers 5, LA Galaxy 2. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

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