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FT Saturday, April 24, 2021
Houston Dynamo FC LLLWL 1
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Portland Timbers LDWLW 2
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Match Report

Timbers beat Dynamo 2-1 for first victory of season

— Dairon Asprilla and Cristhian Paredes scored and the Portland Timbers beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Saturday night for their first victory of the season.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
53.1
Possession
46.9
10
SHOTS
23
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
338
484
Passes
432
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
67
Long Balls
56
36
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
13
11
Effective Clearances
21
11
Clearances
21

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jeff AttinellaG
  2. 25Bill TuilomaCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 5Claudio BravoLB
  5. 28Pablo BonillaRB
  6. 23Yimmi CharáAM
  7. 22Cristhian ParedesLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 98Blake BodilyF
  10. 27Dairon AsprillaAM-L
  11. 44Marvin LoríaAM-R

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 27Boniek GarcíaCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 8Memo RodríguezAM
  7. 14Joe CoronaLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 37Maximiliano UrrutiF
  10. 19Tyler PasherAM-L
  11. 10Fafà PicaultAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Bonilla with a cross.
  2. 26' Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Own Goal by Cristhian Paredes, Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
  4. 36' Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 39' Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Yimmi Chará.
  8. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dario Zuparic replaces Larrys Mabiala.
  9. 59' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Blake Bodily.
  10. 73' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felipe Mora with a headed pass.
  11. 74' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson replaces Marvin Loría.
  12. 74' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Derrick Jones replaces Joe Corona.
  13. 74' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
  14. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
  15. 82' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Josecarlos Van Rankin replaces Pablo Bonilla.
  16. 87' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Christian Ramirez replaces Memo Rodríguez.

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