Portland Timbers vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSFelipe Mora scores in stoppage time, Timbers beat LAFC 2-1
— Felipe Mora scored in stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josecarlos Van Rankin.
- 5': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Pablo Bonilla (Portland Timbers).
- 8': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Josecarlos Van Rankin.
- 9': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 11': Foul by George Fochive (Portland Timbers).
- 11': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 17': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 18': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 18': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 25': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 25': Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 27': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 27': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Valeri following a set piece situation.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing with a headed pass.
- 33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
- 33': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
- 39': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a through ball.
- 40': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 41': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 41': Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers).
- 44': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
- 49': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 52': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers).
- 53': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers).
- 54': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 57': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes following a fast break.
- 59': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
- 60': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
- 60': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yimmi Chará.
- 62': Attempt saved. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 66': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 66': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Marvin Loría.
- 67': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces George Fochive.
- 67': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Corey Baird replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Francisco Ginella.
- 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Diego Palacios.
- 68': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 68': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
- 70': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
- 71': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 72': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 73': Hand ball by Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers).
- 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Yimmi Chará.
- 75': Foul by Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers).
- 75': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 76': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 79': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Brian Rodríguez replaces Carlos Vela.
- 80': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 83': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
- 84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
- 85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Diego Chará.
- 85': Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 86': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Blake Bodily replaces Pablo Bonilla.
- 86': Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 86': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 88': Attempt missed. Blake Bodily (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 89': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 89': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
- 90'+3': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 90'+4': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 565 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 23 | Interceptions | 25 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 13 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 23,500
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 23,500
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | +19 | 28 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | +20 | 25 |
| 3 | LAFC | 11 | +11 | 21 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 9 | +8 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 25 | Bill Tuiloma |
| 33 | Larrys Mabiala |
| 2 | José Van Rankin |
| 28 | Pablo Bonilla |
| 8 | Diego Valeri |
| 21 | Diego Chará |
| 20 | George Fochive |
| 17 | Jeremy Ebobisse |
| 23 | Yimmi Chará |
| 44 | Marvin Loría |
LAFC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
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