MLS

FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Real Salt Lake WLLLL 1
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Portland Timbers LLLLW 2
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Providence Park · 21,320 att.

Match Report

Timbers edge RSL for first win since coaching change

Santiago Moreno had a goal and an assist as the Portland Timbers defeated visiting Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Wednesday night, giving interim coach Miles Joseph his first MLS victory.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
4
52.7
Possession
47.3
14
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
385
Accurate Passes
341
457
Passes
417
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
1
20
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.1
70
Long Balls
53
39
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
12
23
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
5
13
Effective Clearances
13
13
Clearances
13

Head to Head

RSL leads series 2-1-2

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. 10Sebastián BlancoLF
  11. 30Santiago MorenoRF

RSL · 4-4-2

  1. 18Zac MacMathG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 2Andrew BrodyLB
  5. 19Bode HidalgoRB
  6. 6Braian OjedaCM-L
  7. 13Nelson PalacioCM-R
  8. 26Diego LunaLM
  9. 25Emeka EneliRM
  10. 14Rubio RubínCF-L
  11. 29Anderson JulioCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
  2. 34' Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+1' Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrés Gómez replaces Bode Hidalgo.
  5. 57' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Franck Boli.
  6. 57' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chará replaces Sebastián Blanco.
  7. 57' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Cristian Arango replaces Anderson Julio.
  8. 64' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
  9. 72' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Bryan Acosta replaces Evander.
  10. 73' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Santiago Moreno.
  11. 77' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Jasper Löffelsend replaces Nelson Palacio.
  12. 77' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach replaces Rubio Rubín.
  13. 83' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brayan Vera following a corner.
  14. 86' Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  16. 90'+3' Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+5' David Bingham (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.

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