Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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Real Salt Lake, Timbers play to scoreless draw

— Real Salt Lake’s Zac MacMath and the Portland Timbers’ Aljaz Ivacic both finished with four saves as the two clubs played to a scoreless tie after a very lengthy weather delay to start the match on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
4': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Attempt blocked. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Attempt missed. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Brody with a cross.
8': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Cristhian Paredes.
9': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers).
11': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
11': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
14': Attempt saved. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
14': Attempt saved. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
17': Attempt blocked. Bode Hidalgo (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Foul by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake).
18': Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake).
21': Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Attempt saved. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes with a headed pass.
24': Attempt missed. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
25': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
26': Attempt missed. Evander (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Franck Boli.
27': Attempt missed. Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
29': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
33': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
33': Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Justen Glad.
39': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo tries a through ball, but Anderson Julio is caught offside.
39': Hand ball by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
40': Attempt saved. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
44': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
45': Attempt saved. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
45': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake).
45'+1': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Portland Timbers 0.
45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, Portland Timbers 0.
47': Offside, Portland Timbers. Evander tries a through ball, but Yimmi Chará is caught offside.
48': Hand ball by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
50': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody tries a through ball, but Maikel Chang is caught offside.
57': Attempt saved. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
57': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
58': Attempt missed. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
59': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
61': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
62': Attempt blocked. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bode Hidalgo.
62': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bryan Oviedo replaces Bode Hidalgo.
63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bertin Jacquesson replaces Anderson Julio.
64': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Yimmi Chará.
65': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
67': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Attempt missed. Bertin Jacquesson (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
71': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Aljaz Ivacic.
72': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Franck Boli (Portland Timbers).
72': Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Nathan Fogaça replaces Franck Boli.
73': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Santiago Moreno.
74': Attempt blocked. Bertin Jacquesson (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
75': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
75': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
80': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
80': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
81': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Nathan Fogaça (Portland Timbers).
82': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Danny Musovski replaces Andrés Gómez.
83': Attempt saved. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
83': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Aljaz Ivacic.
85': Delay in match because of an injury Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
86': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach replaces Maikel Chang because of an injury.
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Hand ball by Danny Musovski (Real Salt Lake).
88': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
88': Attempt blocked. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Attempt missed. Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers).
90'+1': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Miller replaces Juan Mosquera because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Bertin Jacquesson (Real Salt Lake).
90'+6': Hand ball by Nathan Fogaça (Portland Timbers).
90'+7': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
90'+8': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Portland Timbers 0.
0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Portland Timbers 0.

Statistics

POR		RSL
13	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	4
39.7	Possession	60.3
10	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
219	Accurate Passes	384
302	Passes	456
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	59
32	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	5
22	Effective Clearances	21
22	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 18,020

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Diego FC	21	+15	39
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	+13	38
3	Minnesota United FC	21	+11	37
4	Portland Timbers	20	+2	33

Full Table

Line-Ups

Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)

No.	Name
18	Zac MacMath (GK)
4	Brayan Vera
15	Justen Glad
2	Andrew Brody
19	Bode Hidalgo
6	Braian Ojeda
25	Emeka Eneli
16	Maikel Chang
11	Andres Gomez
29	Anderson Julio
10	Jefferson Savarino

Real Salt Lake Substitutes:

Damir Kreilach, Bryan Oviedo, Bertin Jacquesson, Jasper Löeffelsend, Daniel Musovski, Pablo Ruiz, Rubio Rubín, Erik Holt, Gavin Beavers.

Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Aljaz Ivacic (GK)
18	Zac McGraw
13	Dario Zuparic
5	Claudio Bravo
29	Juan Mosquera
20	Evander
22	Cristhian Paredes
21	Diego Chará
7	Franck Boli
23	Yimmi Chará
30	Santiago Moreno

Portland Timbers Substitutes:

David Bingham, Eric Miller, Noel Caliskan, Nathan Fogaça, Justin Rasmussen, Dairon Asprilla, Larrys Mabiala, Diego Gutiérrez, Marvin Loría.

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