MLS

Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Austin FC
  • 28': Jon Gallagher
  • 33': Diego Fagundez
  • 77': Alexander Ring
  • 81': Hector Jimenez
FT
4 - 1
Portland Timbers
  • 45'+7': Jeremy Ebobisse

Austin FC rout Timbers for first home win

Jon Gallagher, Diego Fagundez, Alex Ring and Hector Jimenez netted goals as the home-scoring floodgates finally opened for expansion Austin FC.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
  • 6': Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 7': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
  • 8': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
  • 9': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Eryk Williamson.
  • 10': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
  • 14': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
  • 14': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
  • 16': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
  • 18': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers).
  • 18': Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
  • 25': Offside, Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 28': Goal! Austin FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
  • 29': Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC).
  • 30': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Alexander Ring.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Chará.
  • 33': Goal! Austin FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez.
  • 35': Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC).
  • 35': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Zan Kolmanic.
  • 37': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
  • 39': Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
  • 39': Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': VAR Decision: No Penalty Austin FC.
  • 44': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
  • 45'+1': Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Diego Chará.
  • 45'+5': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers).
  • 45'+5': Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
  • 45'+6': Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': Goal! Austin FC 2, Portland Timbers 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Loría.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Austin FC 2, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 2, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Jared Stroud replaces Jon Gallagher.
  • 49': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
  • 50': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
  • 51': Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
  • 63': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
  • 64': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
  • 65': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
  • 65': Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a through ball.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josecarlos Van Rankin.
  • 68': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
  • 68': Jared Stroud (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Austin FC. Kekuta Manneh replaces Tomás Pochettino.
  • 76': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers).
  • 77': Goal! Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 1. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Eryk Williamson.
  • 81': Goal! Austin FC 4, Portland Timbers 1. Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  • 81': Substitution, Austin FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Daniel Pereira.
  • 82': Substitution, Austin FC. Aedan Stanley replaces Zan Kolmanic.
  • 83': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Marvin Loría.
  • 83': Substitution, Portland Timbers. George Fochive replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 84': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Renzo Zambrano replaces Diego Valeri.
  • 88': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Blake Bodily replaces Eryk Williamson.
  • 88': Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Alexander Ring.
  • 89': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
  • 90'+1': Rodney Redes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Aedan Stanley (Austin FC).
  • 90'+2': Pablo Bonilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Austin FC 4, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Austin FC 4, Portland Timbers 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 13
3 Saves 0
30.7 Possession 69.3
5 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
219 Accurate Passes 560
271 Passes 614
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 35
0.2 Cross % 0.2
32 Long Balls 51
19 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 10
7 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 9
20 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 LAFC 5 +8 13
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 5 +12 12
3 San Jose Earthquakes 5 +6 12
4 San Diego FC 5 +8 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATX Austin FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
41 Brad Stuver (GK)
5 Matt Besler
18 Julio Cascante
21 Zan Kolmanic Yellow Card
16 Hector Jimenez
8 Alexander Ring
15 Dani Pereira
7 Tomás Pochettino
10 Cecilio Domínguez
14 Diego Fagundez
17 Jon Gallagher
Austin FC Substitutes:
Kekuta Manneh, Aeden Stanley, William Pulisic, Jhohan Romaña, Frederik Kleemann, Rodney Redes, Jared Stroud, Andrew Tarbell, Sebastian Berhalter.

POR Portland Timbers (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Steve Clark (GK)
13 Dario Zuparic
25 Bill Tuiloma Yellow Card
2 José Van Rankin Yellow Card
28 Pablo Bonilla
21 Diego Chará
19 Eryk Williamson
27 Dairon Asprilla Yellow Card
44 Marvin Loría
8 Diego Valeri
17 Jeremy Ebobisse
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Zac McGraw, Larrys Mabiala, Aljaz Ivacic, Hunter Sulte, George Fochive, Renzo Zambrano, Blake Bodily.

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