MLS

Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Seattle Sounders FC
    FT
    0 - 2
    Portland Timbers
    • 58': Sebastián Blanco
    • 90'+5': Felipe Mora

    Timbers avenge embarrassing loss, beat Sounders 2-0

    — Nearly a year since suffering a serious knee injury on the same field, Sebastián Blanco was back scoring in Seattle and helping the Portland Timbers earn a little redemption.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 2': Hand ball by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
    • 2': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 4': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 4': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
    • 7': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
    • 7': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces Eryk Williamson because of an injury.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Mora with a headed pass.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Álex Roldan with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes.
    • 22': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Álex Roldan.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
    • 23': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
    • 23': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 25': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 25': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
    • 25': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane O'Neill.
    • 32': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
    • 33': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
    • 39': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 39': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 44': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 44': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers).
    • 44': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
    • 45'+3': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 48': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 53': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Álex Roldan.
    • 57': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
    • 57': Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Portland Timbers 1. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
    • 60': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Cristhian Paredes.
    • 61': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Diego Chará.
    • 61': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 61': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Sebastián Blanco.
    • 65': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Bill Tuiloma replaces Cristhian Paredes because of an injury.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
    • 67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross.
    • 67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 73': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Brad Smith.
    • 73': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Benezet replaces Álex Roldan.
    • 74': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Shane O'Neill.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. George Fochive replaces Josecarlos Van Rankin.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno replaces Yimmi Chará.
    • 75': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero tries a through ball, but Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
    • 76': Hand ball by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 76': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
    • 76': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
    • 77': Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 77': George Fochive (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 79': Hand ball by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 80': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
    • 80': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
    • 81': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 84': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 85': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
    • 85': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Kelyn Rowe.
    • 89': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 90': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Diego Chará.
    • 90'+2': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Portland Timbers 2. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Portland Timbers 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Portland Timbers 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 12
    5 Saves 0
    44.7 Possession 55.3
    10 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    362 Accurate Passes 455
    454 Passes 542
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    11 Crosses 30
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 58
    37 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    16 Effective Tackles 7
    24 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    13 Interceptions 11
    34 Effective Clearances 16
    34 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Lumen Field
    Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 45,737

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 +13 12
    2 LAFC 4 +8 12
    3 San Diego FC 4 +8 10
    4 San Jose Earthquakes 4 +5 9
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SEA Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    30 Stefan Cleveland (GK)
    3 Xavier Arreaga
    27 Shane O'Neill
    28 Yeimar Gómez
    6 João Paulo
    22 Kelyn Rowe
    11 Brad Smith
    16 Alex Roldan
    9 Raúl Ruidíaz
    10 Nicolás Lodeiro
    7 Cristian Roldan
    Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
    Spencer Richey, Fredy Montero, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jimmy Medranda, Nouhou Tolo, Joshua Atencio, Will Bruin, Nicolas Benezet, Daniel Leyva.

    POR Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)

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

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