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Major League SoccerMatchday 1
Portland Timbers
  • Mora14'
  • Antony20'
  • Lassiter88'
32Full timeHalf-time 22
Columbus Crew
  • Abou Ali6'
  • Rossi44'

Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew

Providence Park, PortlandAllen Chapman, USA

Summary

Match report

Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3-2 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 1). It was 2-2 at half-time. Portland Timbers came from a goal down to win.

Portland Timbers’s goals came from F. Mora in the 14th minute, Antony in the 20th minute and A. Lassiter in the 88th minute. Columbus Crew’s goals came from W. Abou Ali in the 6th minute and D. Rossi in the 44th minute. C. Bassett was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.9).

Player of the match

17C. BassettPortland Timbers90'1Rating 7.9

Key stats

All stats
46%Possession54%
  • 0.94Expected goals (xG)1.25
  • 12Total shots15
  • 6Shots on target4
  • 6Corners8
  • 1Yellow cards1

Live commentary

  1. It's all over: Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3-2. In numbers: possession Portland Timbers 46%, Columbus Crew 54%; shots 12 (6 on target) to 15 (4 on target)

  2. 90'

    Substitution, Portland Timbers: K. Velde replaces I. Smith

  3. 88'

    Goal! A. Lassiter restores Portland Timbers's lead (3-2), set up by K. Kelsy

  4. 84'

    Double substitution, Portland Timbers: J. Ortiz makes way for Antony, A. Bonetig on for K. Miller

  5. 82'

    Double substitution, Columbus Crew: J. Thiare makes way for W. Abou Ali, H. Picard on for D. Gazdag

  6. 73'

    Double substitution, Portland Timbers: F. Mora replaces K. Kelsy, G. Guerra on for A. Lassiter

  7. 73'

    Double substitution, Columbus Crew: R. Camacho replaces Y. Cheberko, T. Habroune on for S. Bangoura

  8. 58'

    Booking: Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) for a foul

  9. We're back under way for the second half

  10. Half-time: level at 2-2

  11. 44'

    Goal! D. Rossi levels it up for Columbus Crew (2-2), set up by W. Abou Ali

  12. 29'

    Booking: Brandon Bye (Portland Timbers) for a foul

  13. 25'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew: A. Sejdic makes way for D. Chambost

  14. 20'

    Goal! Antony completes the turnaround for Portland Timbers (2-1), assisted by C. Bassett

  15. 14'

    Goal! F. Mora pulls Portland Timbers level (1-1) after a pass from G. Guerra

  16. 6'

    Goal! W. Abou Ali opens the scoring for Columbus Crew (1-0)

  17. Kick-off! We're under way between Portland Timbers and Columbus Crew. Portland Timbers line up in a 4-2-3-1, Columbus Crew in a 3-4-3

Lineups

Portland TimbersCoach: Jack CassidyAverage rating 7.04-2-3-1

Portland Timbers – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

  1. 41J. PantemisGoalkeeper – Rating 7.2
  2. 5B. ByeDefender – Rating 6.5, Yellow card 29'
  3. 20F. SurmanDefender – Rating 7.0
  4. 6A. BonetigDefender – Rating 7.3, On 84'
  5. 27J. ForyDefender – Rating 7.0
  6. 21D. CharaMidfielder – Captain, Rating 7.7
  7. 17C. BassettMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 7.9, Assist
  8. 11AntonyMidfielder – Rating 7.5, Goal 20', On 84'
  9. 9F. MoraMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Goal 14', On 73'
  10. 99K. VeldeMidfielder – Rating 6.0, On 90'
  11. 88G. GuerraForward – Rating 6.2, Assist, On 73'

Portland TimbersSubstitutes

CoachJack Cassidy

Columbus CrewCoach: Laurent CourtoisAverage rating 6.63-4-3

Columbus Crew – Starting XI (3-4-3)

  1. 28P. SchulteGoalkeeper – Captain, Rating 6.3
  2. 25S. ZawadzkiDefender – Rating 6.3
  3. 4R. CamachoDefender – Rating 7.0, On 73'
  4. 18M. AmundsenDefender – Rating 6.2
  5. 2A. HerreraMidfielder – Rating 6.6
  6. 7D. ChambostMidfielder – Rating 6.5, On 25'
  7. 16T. HabrouneMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 73'
  8. 27M. ArfstenMidfielder – Rating 7.2
  9. 10D. RossiForward – Rating 7.6, Goal 44'
  10. 9W. Abou AliForward – Rating 7.3, Goal 6', Assist, Yellow card 58', On 82'
  11. 30H. PicardForward – Rating 6.3, On 82'

Columbus CrewSubstitutes

CoachLaurent Courtois

Stats

Portland TimbersColumbus Crew
  • 46%Possession54%
  • 0.94Expected goals (xG)1.25
  • 12Total shots15
  • 6Shots on target4
  • 5Shots off target5
  • 1Blocked shots6
  • 8Shots inside the box6
  • 4Shots outside the box9
  • 6Corners8
  • 1Offsides0
  • 5Fouls6
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0
  • 2Goalkeeper saves3
  • 511Total passes608
  • 444Accurate passes527
  • 6Free Kicks5

Standings

Western Conference – Major League Soccer

Full table
Standings Major League Soccer
#TeamPGDPts
7Los Angeles Galaxy33-644
8Portland Timbers33-143
9Colorado Rapids33-143

Info

Match info

Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Providence Park, Portland
Referee
Allen Chapman, USA

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