Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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Griffin Dorsey nets brace as Dynamo eliminate Timbers
Griffin Dorsey scored a brace to lead Houston Dynamo FC to a 3-1 road win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday, eliminating Portland on MLS Decision Day.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 1': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 4': Evander (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 5': Attempt saved. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 5': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 5': Attempt missed. Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Nelson Quiñónes.
- 9': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 10': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Juan Mosquera.
- 11': Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
- 20': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 23': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
- 23': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 26': Attempt saved. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artur.
- 26': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt saved. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yimmi Chará with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 31': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 36': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Juan Mosquera.
- 37': Attempt missed. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 38': Hand ball by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 40': Attempt saved. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Mora with a headed pass.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 40': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt saved. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 42': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 42': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 45'+2': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 45'+3': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+4': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 46': Foul by Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers).
- 46': Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Cristhian Paredes.
- 48': Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
- 56': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 57': Attempt saved. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 57': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 57': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 59': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Yimmi Chará.
- 59': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Cristhian Paredes.
- 61': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 66': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Amine Bassi is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
- 71': Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 72': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Franck Boli replaces Juan Mosquera.
- 74': Foul by Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers).
- 74': Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 76': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Hand ball by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 79': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Micael tries a through ball, but Nelson Quiñónes is caught offside.
- 80': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 80': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 82': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Antony replaces Claudio Bravo.
- 84': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey tries a through ball, but Aliyu Ibrahim is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
- 84': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Amine Bassi.
- 86': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Luís Caicedo.
- 87': Attempt saved. Brad Smith (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 87': Evander (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 88': Attempt missed. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 89': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 89': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antony.
- 90'+2': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 90'+3': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Micael.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Houston Dynamo FC 3.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 1, Houston Dynamo FC 3.
Statistics
 HOU |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.9 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 317 |
| 475 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 39 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 25,218
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 25,218
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 (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 13 | Dario Zuparic |
| 18 | Zac McGraw  |
| 5 | Claudio Bravo |
| 29 | Juan Mosquera |
| 21 | Diego Chará |
| 20 | Evander |
| 22 | Cristhian Paredes |
| 9 | Felipe Mora |
| 23 | Yimmi Chará |
| 30 | Santiago Moreno |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 6 | Artur |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
| 21 | Nelson Quiñones |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
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