Major League Soccer: Dallas seizes a draw versus Portland Timbers
PORTLAND. Dallas managed to clinch a late draw against Portland Timbers with a late goal from D. Asprilla.
PORTLAND. Dallas managed to capture a draw against Portland Timbers with a late goal from D. Asprilla scored in the (90′) after Portland Timbers got a lead with a goal from M. Loria (90′).
M. Loria missed a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Portland Timbers to win the match.
M. Loria missed 1 penalty (90′ + 5′) for Portland Timbers.
The match was played at the Providence Park stadium in Portland on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the assistance of Ian Anderson and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Natalie Simon. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 44%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Portland Timbers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Dallas that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Portland Timbers was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Portland Timbers to win the match.
Portland Timbers shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Dallas shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (D. Asprilla and E. Williamson). On the opposite side, Dallas received 2 yellow cards (E. Twumasi and M. Hedges).
After this match, Portland Timbers will have 32 points like Seattle Sounders to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Dallas will have 35 points like Minnesota United to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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24'24'
D. Asprilla
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46'46'
M. Loria
C. Bravo
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46'46'
T. Ntsabeleng
B. Servania
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59'59'
N. Burgess
J. Martinez
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62'62'
Nanu
M. Farfan
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64'64'
Z. McGraw
L. Mabiala
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64'64'
E. Williamson
D. Ayala
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65'65'
S. Blanco
J. Niezgoda
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74'74'
E. Twumasi
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78'78'
E. Williamson
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83'83'
Nathan Fogaca
Y. Chara
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89'89'
F. Jara
S. Lletget
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89'89'
J. Obrian
A. Velasco
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90'90'
M. Hedges
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90'90'
M. Loria
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90'90'
M. Loria
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90'90'
D. Chara (OG)
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Portland Timbers will play away against Toronto on the 13th of August with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Dallas will host SJ Earthquakes on the 14th of August with a 11-7 head to head in favor of SJ Earthquakes (18 draws).
Portland Timbers: Formation and Lineups
Portland Timbers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Giovanni Savarese chose to play with the following team: Aljaž Ivačič , Bill Tuiloma , Larrys Mabiala , Dario Župarić , Dairon Asprilla , David Ayala , Diego Chará , Claudio Bravo , Santiago Moreno , Yimmi Chará and Jarosław Niezgoda .
Substitutes
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: C. Bravo for M. Loria (46′), L. Mabiala for Z. McGraw (64′), D. Ayala for E. Williamson (64′), J. Niezgoda for S. Blanco (65′) and Y. Chara for Nathan Fogaca (83′).
Top player: David Ayala
The player who no doubt impressed Portland Timbers the most was David Ayala.
His rating is with 26 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Dallas: Formation and Lineups
Dallas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Maarten Paes , Ema Twumasi , Matt Hedges , José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan , Brandon Servania , Edwin Cerrillo , Sebastian Lletget , Paul Arriola , Jesús Ferreira and Alan Velasco .
Dallas could not rely on the presence of Nanu (injured).
Substitutes
Dallas made 5 changes: B. Servania for T. Ntsabeleng (46′), J. Martinez for N. Burgess (59′), M. Farfan for Nanu (62′), S. Lletget for F. Jara (89′) and A. Velasco for J. Obrian (89′).
Top player: Jesús Ferreira
The player who no doubt impressed Dallas the most was Jesús Ferreira.
His rating is with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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