MLS

FT Saturday, July 15, 2023
Columbus Crew WWDDL 2
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Portland Timbers LDLDW 3
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CLB112
POR213
Providence Park · 24,181 att.

Match Report

Timbers end winless rut, edge Crew

Sebastian Blanco scored the go-ahead goal in the 80th minute as the Portland Timbers broke a five-match winless streak with a 3-2 victory against the visiting Columbus Crew on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
62.2
Possession
37.8
17
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
448
Accurate Passes
231
519
Passes
313
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
65
19
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
17
Interceptions
11
9
Effective Clearances
16
9
Clearances
16

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 18Zac McGrawCD-R
  4. 5Claudio BravoLB
  5. 29Juan MosqueraRB
  6. 21Diego CharáCM
  7. 20EvanderLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 7Franck BoliF
  10. 44Marvin LoríaLF
  11. 27Dairon AsprillaRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaSUB
  2. 92Noel CaliskanSUB
  3. 9Felipe MoraSUB
  4. 2Miguel AraujoSUB
  5. 33Larrys MabialaSUB
  6. 10Sebastián BlancoSUB
  7. 31Aljaz IvacicSUB
  8. 15Eric MillerSUB
  9. 23Yimmi CharáSUB

CLB · 3-4-1-2

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 8Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 10Lucas ZelarayánAM
  8. 14Yaw YeboahLM
  9. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  10. 19Jacen Russell-RoweCF-L
  11. 17Christian RamírezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Max ArfstenSUB
  2. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  3. 16Isaiah ParenteSUB
  4. 3Josh WilliamsSUB
  5. 20Alexandru MatanSUB
  6. 24Evan BushSUB
  7. 12Gustavo VallecillaSUB
  8. 2Philip QuintonSUB
  9. 11Luis DíazSUB

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Columbus Crew 0. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dario Zuparic following a corner.
  2. 30' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Columbus Crew 0. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Boli.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Columbus Crew 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe with a through ball.
  4. 48' Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Franck Boli.
  7. 62' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  8. 62' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chará replaces Marvin Loría.
  9. 65' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Columbus Crew 2. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
  10. 72' Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Yaw Yeboah.
  12. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  13. 80' Goal! Portland Timbers 3, Columbus Crew 2. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  14. 81' Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  15. 84' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Evander.
  16. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Miller replaces Claudio Bravo.
  17. 89' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jimmy Medranda replaces Aidan Morris.

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