Major League Soccer: Portland Timbers beats Colorado Rapids 3-0

Saragna|Jun 25, 2022 23:09 GMT

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PORTLAND. Portland Timbers was ultimately too strong for Colorado Rapids.

PORTLAND. Portland Timbers was after all too strong for Colorado Rapids with the goal of S. Blanco (45′ pen), J. Niezgoda (54′) and J. Niezgoda (62′).

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 Rosendo Mendoza who had the assistance of Jeremy Kieso and Eduardo Jeff. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.63 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 32%.

Portland Timbers

3

Colorado Rapids

0

26 Jun 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Portland Timbers was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Colorado Rapids that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Portland Timbers was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Portland Timbers shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids shot 21 times, 3 on target, 18 off target.

Cards

Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (D. Chara). On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (W. Yarbrough, L. Esteves and D. Toure).

After this match, Portland Timbers will have 16 points like Sporting KC to move up in the 24th place. On the other side, Colorado Rapids will stay with 19 points like Atlanta United to move up in the 20th place.

Match Events

21'

21'

E. Williamson

C. Paredes
27'

27'

D. Chara
45'

45'

W. Yarbrough
45'

45'

A. Rodriguez

W. Yarbrough
45'

45'

S. Blanco (Penalty)
54'

54'

J. Niezgoda
62'

62'

J. Niezgoda

E. Williamson
67'

67'

L. Esteves

M. Kaye
70'

70'

D. Asprilla

Y. Chara
80'

80'

M. Alves da Silva

M. Barrios
83'

83'

Z. McGraw

S. Blanco
83'

83'

Nathan Fogaca

J. Niezgoda
84'

84'

L. Esteves
89'

89'

D. Toure

J. Lewis
89'

89'

D. Ayala

D. Chara
90'

90'

D. Toure

Next match

In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 30th of June with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Portland Timbers

2

Houston Dynamo

1

30 Jun 2022 Full time

Colorado Rapids will host Austin on the 5th of July with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Colorado Rapids (0 draws).

Colorado Rapids

2

Austin

3

5 Jul 2022 Full time

Portland Timbers: Formation and Lineups

Portland Timbers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Giovanni Savarese chose to play with the following team: Aljaž Ivačič (7.5), Josecarlos van Rankin (6.8), Bill Tuiloma (8.2), Dario Župarić (6.7), Claudio Bravo (7.4), Diego Chará (7.0), Cristhian Paredes (6.5), Santiago Moreno (6.7), Sebastián Blanco (8.2), Yimmi Chará (7.1) and Jarosław Niezgoda (8.3).

Substitutes

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: C. Paredes for E. Williamson (21′), Y. Chara for D. Asprilla (70′), S. Blanco for Z. McGraw (83′), J. Niezgoda for Nathan Fogaca (83′) and D. Chara for D. Ayala (89′).

Top player: Jarosław Niezgoda

Probably the most impressive player in Portland Timbers was Jarosław Niezgoda.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 14 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Colorado Rapids: Formation and Lineups

Also Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough (7.0), Keegan Rosenberry (6.6), Danny Wilson (6.8), Auston Trusty (6.6), Steven Beitashour (6.8), Collen Warner (6.6), Diego Rubio (8.2), Michael Barrios (7.3), Mark-Anthony Kaye (7.0), Jonathan Lewis (6.1) and Gyasi Zardes (6.4).

Substitutes

Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: W. Yarbrough for A. Rodriguez (45′), M. Kaye for L. Esteves (67′), M. Barrios for M. Alves da Silva (80′) and J. Lewis for D. Toure (89′).

Top player: Diego Rubio

The player who no doubt impressed Colorado Rapids the most was Diego Rubio.

His rating is (8.2) with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.