Major League Soccer: Portland Timbers defeats Seattle Sounders 3-0
SEATTLE. Portland Timbers was ultimately too strong for Seattle Sounders.
SEATTLE. Portland Timbers was finally too strong for Seattle Sounders with the goal of J. Niezgoda (24′), S. Moreno (81′ pen) and C. Paredes (85′). Seattle Sounders lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Chris Penso with the help of Kyle Atkins and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.56 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.
Match Statistics
Seattle Sounders was in firm control of the ball 57% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Seattle Sounders was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Portland Timbers succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Seattle Sounders shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Seattle Sounders received 3 yellow cards (J. Ragen, C. Roldan and N. Tolo). On the other side, Portland Timbers received 4 yellow cards (E. Williamson, Y. Chara, D. Asprilla and D. Chara).
J. Ragen (Seattle Sounders) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (46′).
After this match, Seattle Sounders will stay with 26 points to move up in the 8th place. On the other side, Portland Timbers will have 23 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
E. Williamson
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24'24'
J. Niezgoda
S. Blanco
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45'45'
J. Ragen
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46'46'
J. Ragen
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57'57'
Y. Chara
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63'63'
C. Paredes
E. Williamson
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64'64'
J. Atencio
K. Rowe
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70'70'
C. Roldan
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74'74'
D. Asprilla
S. Blanco
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75'75'
M. Loria
S. Moreno
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75'75'
J. Medranda
A. Rusnak
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81'81'
L. Alves Chu Franco
A. Roldan
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81'81'
N. Tolo
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81'81'
W. Bruin
R. Ruidiaz
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81'81'
S. Moreno (Penalty)
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85'85'
C. Paredes
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86'86'
D. Asprilla
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88'88'
D. Chara
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90'90'
B. Tuiloma
S. Moreno
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90'90'
F. Mora
J. Niezgoda
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Seattle Sounders will play away against Nashville SC on the 14th of July with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Nashville SC (0 draws).
Portland Timbers will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 18th of July with a 16-9 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (7 draws).
Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers will play the return match on the at the
Seattle Sounders: Formation and Lineups
Seattle Sounders adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brian Schmetzer chose to play with the following team: Stefan Frei , Alex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Jackson Ragen , Nouhou Tolo , Kelyn Rowe , Albert Rusnák , Cristian Roldán , Nicolás Lodeiro , Jordan Morris and Raúl Ruidíaz .
Substitutes
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: K. Rowe for J. Atencio (64′), A. Rusnak for J. Medranda (75′), A. Roldan for L. Alves Chu Franco (81′) and R. Ruidiaz for W. Bruin (81′).
Top player: Cristian Roldán
The player who no doubt impressed Seattle Sounders the most was Cristian Roldán.
His rating is with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Portland Timbers: Formation and Lineups
Also Portland Timbers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Giovanni Savarese played with: Aljaž Ivačič , Josecarlos van Rankin , Larrys Mabiala , Dario Župarić , Claudio Bravo , Eryk Williamson , Diego Chará , Santiago Moreno , Sebastián Blanco , Yimmi Chará and Jarosław Niezgoda .
Substitutes
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: E. Williamson for C. Paredes (63′), S. Blanco for D. Asprilla (74′), S. Moreno for M. Loria (75′), S. Moreno for B. Tuiloma (90′) and J. Niezgoda for F. Mora (90′).
Top player: Jarosław Niezgoda
Probably the most impressive player in Portland Timbers was Jarosław Niezgoda.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
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