Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

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Columbus Crew

51': Cucho Hernández
74': Steven Moreira

FT
2 - 2

Portland Timbers

10': Felipe Mora
57': Santiago Moreno

Crew rally twice to earn 2-2 draw with Timbers

Steven Moreira's long-distance strike in the 74th minute rallied the host Columbus Crew for a second time in a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers).
4': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
10': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Portland Timbers 1. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eryk Williamson with a through ball.
12': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Hand ball by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
14': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
14': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
14': Jonathan Rodríguez (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
18': Attempt missed. Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Mosquera with a cross following a corner.
20': Offside, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah is caught offside.
25': Attempt missed. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
26': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
27': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
31': Will Sands (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
35': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Miguel Araujo.
36': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by James Pantemis.
36': Attempt blocked. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
36': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
36': Attempt blocked. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rudy Camacho.
37': Evander (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Will Sands (Columbus Crew).
40': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
40': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers).
42': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
42': Will Sands (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
45': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
45': Delay in match because of an injury Will Sands (Columbus Crew).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
45'+4': Attempt saved. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+4': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by James Pantemis.
45'+6': Attempt saved. Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
45'+6': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Portland Timbers 1.
45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Portland Timbers 1.
45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Will Sands.
47': Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
51': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Portland Timbers 1. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
53': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
53': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
53': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by James Pantemis.
57': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Portland Timbers 2. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander.
59': Foul by Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers).
59': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Jonathan Rodríguez (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
60': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a through ball.
61': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
61': Jonathan Rodríguez (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
62': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces Eryk Williamson.
64': Hand ball by Jonathan Rodríguez (Portland Timbers).
64': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
67': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
67': Offside, Portland Timbers. Jonathan Rodríguez is caught offside.
67': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
69': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
69': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Jonathan Rodríguez.
71': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
71': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
74': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Portland Timbers 2. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Yaw Yeboah.
76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Rudy Camacho.
80': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
80': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
81': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
85': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
85': Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
86': Attempt saved. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla.
86': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Juan Mosquera.
87': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Miller replaces Juan Mosquera.
88': Substitution, Portland Timbers. David Ayala replaces Felipe Mora.
88': Offside, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno is caught offside.
89': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
90': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Diego Chará.
90': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
90'+3': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
90'+3': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
90'+5': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
90'+7': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
90'+7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Santiago Moreno.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Portland Timbers 2.
0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Portland Timbers 2.

Statistics

POR		CLB
14	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
34.1	Possession	65.9
7	SHOTS	24
4	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	562
335	Passes	640
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
8	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.3
71	Long Balls	34
33	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.8
2	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	7
26	Effective Clearances	12
26	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,614

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	14	+22	32
2	San Jose Earthquakes	15	+19	32
3	Real Salt Lake	14	+7	26
4	FC Dallas	15	+8	25

Full Table

Line-Ups

Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
4	Rudy Camacho
18	Malte Amundsen
31	Steven Moreira
8	Aidan Morris
6	Darlington Nagbe
3	William Sands
23	Mohamed Farsi
9	Cucho Hernández
14	Yaw Yeboah
10	Diego Rossi

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Nicholas Hagen, Max Arfsten, Yevhen Cheberko, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Sean Zawadzki, Taha Habroune, Derrick Jones, Marino Hinestroza, Alexandru Matan.

Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
41	James Pantemis (GK)
4	Kamal Miller
2	Miguel Araujo
5	Claudio Bravo
29	Juan Mosquera
10	Evander
19	Eryk Williamson
21	Diego Chará
9	Felipe Mora
14	Jonathan Rodríguez
30	Santiago Moreno

Portland Timbers Substitutes:

Dairon Asprilla, Zac McGraw, David Ayala, Cristhian Paredes, Larrys Mabiala, Eric Miller, Trey Muse, Nathan Fogaça.

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