
Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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Seattle Sounders beat Portland Timbers in battle of struggling teams
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Raul Ruidiaz scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half as Seattle Sounders FC snapped the Portland Timbers six-game undefeated streak in their rivalry series with a 2-1 Cascadia Cup victory over the Timbers on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Cristhian Paredes.
- 6': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 9': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 11': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers).
- 15': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 16': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 16': Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Antony.
- 19': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 23': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 24': Foul by Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers).
- 24': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 27': Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
- 32': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Antony (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez following a fast break.
- 32': Delay in match (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 37': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris with a headed pass.
- 40': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 41': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rodríguez (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Antony (Portland Timbers).
- 42': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 45'+3': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers).
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 49': Foul by Antony (Portland Timbers).
- 49': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Obed Vargas.
- 52': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 54': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 54': Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Evander replaces Antony.
- 56': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Juan Mosquera.
- 58': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 61': Hand ball by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 63': Hand ball by Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 64': Attempt missed. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 66': Foul by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 66': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson replaces Cristhian Paredes.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Hand ball by Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers).
- 72': Foul by Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers).
- 72': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker replaces João Paulo.
- 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 80': Attempt saved. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
- 81': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Eric Miller.
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock replaces Jordan Morris.
- 84': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt missed. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
- 88': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Diego Chará.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla.
- 90': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Cristian Roldan.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 90'+3': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 90'+5': Evander (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
Statistics
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7 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
7 | SHOTS | 8 |
5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
409 | Accurate Passes | 470 |
495 | Passes | 558 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 18 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
57 | Long Balls | 66 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
20 | Tackles | 26 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 13 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
21 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 25,218
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | +14 | 28 |
2 | Minnesota United FC | 14 | +9 | 25 |
3 | San Diego FC | 14 | +9 | 24 |
4 | Portland Timbers | 14 | +3 | 23 |
Line-Ups
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
4 | Kamal Miller |
13 | Dario Zuparic ![]() |
15 | Eric Miller |
29 | Juan Mosquera |
30 | Santiago Moreno |
21 | Diego Chará |
22 | Cristhian Paredes |
9 | Felipe Mora |
11 | Antony |
14 | Jonathan Rodríguez |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
15 | Jon Bell |
25 | Jackson Ragen |
5 | Nouhou Tolo ![]() |
16 | Alex Roldan |
11 | Albert Rusnák |
7 | Cristian Roldan |
6 | João Paulo |
9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
13 | Jordan Morris |
18 | Obed Vargas |
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