MLS

Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Austin FC
  • 11': Cecilio Domínguez (P)
  • 14': Diego Fagundez
  • 29': Sebastián Driussi
FT
3 - 1
Portland Timbers
  • 55': Dairon Asprilla

Austin FC's huge first half produces easy win over Timbers

Austin FC, the lowest scoring team in MLS, put aside its offensive inefficiencies with an easy 3-1 win over the visiting Portland Timbers.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
  • 1': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
  • 3': Pablo Bonilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
  • 7': Penalty Austin FC. Cecilio Domínguez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Penalty conceded by Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': VAR Decision: Penalty Austin FC.
  • 11': Goal! Austin FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Goal! Austin FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nick Lima with a cross.
  • 16': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
  • 18': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by George Fochive (Portland Timbers).
  • 22': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
  • 29': Goal! Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 0. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a through ball.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Chará.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a through ball.
  • 45': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by George Fochive (Portland Timbers).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Josecarlos Van Rankin.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Eryk Williamson.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nick Lima.
  • 48': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
  • 52': Foul by Pablo Bonilla (Portland Timbers).
  • 52': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bill Tuiloma with a headed pass.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Chará following a corner.
  • 55': Goal! Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 1. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Chará.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Austin FC. Jhohan Romaña replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  • 64': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
  • 64': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Matt Besler (Austin FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Pablo Bonilla.
  • 70': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by George Fochive (Portland Timbers).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
  • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Yimmi Chará.
  • 74': Substitution, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez replaces Zan Kolmanic.
  • 75': Substitution, Austin FC. Tomás Pochettino replaces Diego Fagundez.
  • 83': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
  • 83': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Jared Stroud replaces Cecilio Domínguez.
  • 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Alexander Ring.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hector Jimenez.
  • 87': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Zac McGraw replaces Pablo Bonilla.
  • 87': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
  • 88': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 89': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Diego Chará.
  • 90': Offside, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez tries a through ball, but Tomás Pochettino is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zac McGraw.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Austin FC 3, Portland Timbers 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 5
45.1 Possession 54.9
11 SHOTS 19
6 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
397 Accurate Passes 515
458 Passes 573
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 59
19 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 10
12 Effective Clearances 18
12 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

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

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 +21 33
2 LAFC 18 +16 33
3 San Jose Earthquakes 17 +15 33
4 Real Salt Lake 16 +4 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATX Austin FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
41 Brad Stuver (GK)
5 Matt Besler
18 Julio Cascante
21 Zan Kolmanic
24 Nick Lima
25 Sebastián Driussi
8 Alexander Ring
15 Dani Pereira
10 Cecilio Domínguez
14 Diego Fagundez
17 Jon Gallagher
Austin FC Substitutes:
Hector Jimenez, Rodney Redes, Sebastian Berhalter, Tomás Pochettino, Frederik Kleemann, Jared Stroud, Andrew Tarbell, Moussa Djitté, Jhohan Romaña.

POR Portland Timbers (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Steve Clark (GK)
13 Dario Zuparic Yellow Card
25 Bill Tuiloma
28 Pablo Bonilla
2 José Van Rankin
20 George Fochive
19 Eryk Williamson
21 Diego Chará
9 Felipe Mora
27 Dairon Asprilla
23 Yimmi Chará
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Marvin Loría, Aljaz Ivacic, Larrys Mabiala, Sebastián Blanco, Diego Valeri, Zac McGraw, Blake Bodily, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Cristhian Paredes.

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