Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 2
2 - 2
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: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,614
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,614
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 34 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | LAFC | 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | +17 | 58 |
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 |
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 |
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