Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Timbers continue rise up standings, edge Rapids
Felipe Mora scored on a breakaway in the 71st minute as the Portland Timbers continued their climb up the Western Conference standings with a 3-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rapids on a rainy Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 5': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett tries a through ball, but Danny Wilson is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Bryan Acosta (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Portland Timbers).
- 9': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Danny Leyva.
- 10': Offside, Portland Timbers. Bryan Acosta tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
- 13': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers).
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
- 14': Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Hand ball by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Noel Caliskan (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 19': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Antony (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a cross.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Ilic (Colorado Rapids).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Noel Caliskan (Portland Timbers).
- 24': Noel Caliskan (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Mosquera with a cross.
- 30': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noel Caliskan.
- 31': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 1. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Bassett with a cross.
- 33': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers).
- 36': Attempt saved. Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 39': Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': VAR Decision: No card change Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers).
- 43': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 2. Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
- 45': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Zac McGraw.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 45'+3': Foul by Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'+3': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 45'+5': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 45'+5': Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ralph Priso.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 2.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry replaces Andrew Gutman.
- 48': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 48': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Antony (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 51': Attempt saved. Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mosquera with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 55': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 56': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Connor Ronan replaces Ralph Priso because of an injury.
- 60': Attempt missed. Antony (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Mosquera with a cross.
- 63': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 64': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 66': Foul by Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids).
- 66': Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
- 67': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
- 68': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 70': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Goal! Portland Timbers 3, Colorado Rapids 2. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a headed pass.
- 72': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Luis Díaz replaces Braian Galván.
- 72': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Calvin Harris.
- 73': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 75': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Antony.
- 75': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Noel Caliskan.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colorado Rapids).
- 77': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral replaces Diego Rubio because of an injury.
- 77': Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 83': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Bravo with a cross.
- 83': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
- 84': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Miller replaces Claudio Bravo.
- 84': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers).
- 86': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 88': Attempt saved. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 88': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Marko Ilic.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
- 89': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 89': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Cole Bassett.
- 90': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colorado Rapids).
- 90': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Luis Díaz (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Miguel Araujo replaces Santiago Moreno.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Franck Boli replaces Felipe Mora.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
- 90'+6': Hand ball by Bryan Acosta (Portland Timbers).
- 90'+6': Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 3, Colorado Rapids 2.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 3, Colorado Rapids 2.
Statistics
 COL |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 208 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 298 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 21 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 22,248
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 22,248
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +8 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 13 | Dario Zuparic  |
| 18 | Zac McGraw |
| 5 | Claudio Bravo |
| 29 | Juan Mosquera |
| 30 | Santiago Moreno |
| 6 | Bryan Acosta |
| 92 | Noel Caliskan |
| 9 | Felipe Mora |
| 27 | Dairon Asprilla |
| 80 | Antony |
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Ilic (GK) |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 5 | Andreas Maxsø |
| 13 | Andrew Gutman |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar |
| 23 | Cole Bassett |
| 97 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |
| 15 | Daniel Leyva |
| 11 | Diego Rubio |
| 14 | Calvin Harris |
| 29 | Brian Galván |
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