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Major League SoccerMatchday 18
Portland Timbers
  • Kelsy41'
  • Bye82'
21Full timeHalf-time 11
Seattle Sounders
  • Kossa-Rienzi27'

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

Providence Park, PortlandJoseph Dickerson, USA

Summary

Match report

Portland Timbers beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 18). It was 1-1 at half-time. Portland Timbers came from a goal down to win.

Portland Timbers’s goals came from K. Kelsy in the 41st minute and B. Bye in the 82nd minute. Seattle Sounders’s goal came from K. Kossa-Rienzi in the 27th minute. B. Bye was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.3).

Player of the match

5B. ByePortland Timbers90'1Rating 8.3

Key stats

All stats
53%Possession47%
  • 1.71Expected goals (xG)1.22
  • 14Total shots16
  • 5Shots on target3
  • 4Corners5
  • 2Yellow cards2

Live commentary

  1. Full-time: Portland Timbers win against Seattle Sounders 2-1. In numbers: possession Portland Timbers 53%, Seattle Sounders 47%; shots 14 (5 on target) to 16 (3 on target)

  2. 90+4'

    Substitution, Portland Timbers: O. Fernandez makes way for K. Velde

  3. 88'

    Double substitution, Portland Timbers: C. Bassett comes on for J. Caicedo, K. Kelsy on for I. Smith

  4. 82'

    Goal! B. Bye puts Portland Timbers ahead after trailing (2-1) after a pass from D. Da Costa

  5. 73'

    Double substitution, Seattle Sounders: A. Roldan makes way for Kim Kee-Hee, O. De Rosario on for D. Musovski

  6. 71'

    Booking: Sebastian Gomez (Seattle Sounders) for a foul

  7. 65'

    Substitution, Portland Timbers: Antony makes way for A. Lassiter

  8. 46'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders: S. Gomez makes way for P. Kingston

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

  10. The referee blows for half-time: level at 1-1

  11. 45+5'

    Yellow card: Kevin Kelsy (Portland Timbers) for simulation

  12. 41'

    Goal! K. Kelsy equalises for Portland Timbers (1-1), assisted by K. Velde

  13. 30'

    Yellow card: Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) for a foul

  14. 27'

    Goal! K. Kossa-Rienzi puts Seattle Sounders ahead (1-0)

  15. 25'

    Yellow card: Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders) for a foul

  16. 7'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders: K. Kossa-Rienzi makes way for P. Arriola

  17. Kick-off! Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders is under way. Portland Timbers line up in a 4-1-4-1, Seattle Sounders in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

Portland TimbersCoach: Marti CifuentesAverage rating 7.14-1-4-1

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

  1. 41J. PantemisGoalkeeper – Rating 6.9
  2. 5B. ByeDefender – Player of the match, Rating 8.3, Goal 82'
  3. 20F. SurmanDefender – Rating 7.2
  4. 4K. MillerDefender – Rating 7.6, Yellow card 30'
  5. 27J. ForyDefender – Rating 7.0
  6. 21D. CharaMidfielder – Captain, Rating 7.9
  7. 7A. LassiterMidfielder – Rating 7.0, On 65'
  8. 17C. BassettMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 88'
  9. 10D. Da CostaMidfielder – Rating 7.5, Assist
  10. 99K. VeldeMidfielder – Rating 7.3, Assist, On 90+4'
  11. 19K. KelsyForward – Rating 6.9, Goal 41', Yellow card 45+5', On 88'

Portland TimbersSubstitutes

CoachMarti Cifuentes

Seattle SoundersCoach: Brian SchmetzerAverage rating 6.64-2-3-1

Seattle Sounders – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

  1. 26A. ThomasGoalkeeper – Rating 6.2
  2. 17P. ArriolaDefender – On 7'
  3. 20Kim Kee-HeeDefender – Rating 6.6, On 73'
  4. 39S. HawkinsDefender – Rating 6.7
  5. 5NouhouDefender – Rating 7.0
  6. 37S. BrunellMidfielder – Rating 6.3
  7. 45P. KingstonMidfielder – Rating 6.2, Yellow card 25', On 46'
  8. 9J. FerreiraMidfielder – Rating 6.6
  9. 11A. RusnakMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.9
  10. 14P. RothrockMidfielder – Rating 5.9
  11. 95O. De RosarioForward – Rating 6.2, On 73'

Seattle SoundersSubstitutes

CoachBrian Schmetzer

Stats

Portland TimbersSeattle Sounders
  • 53%Possession47%
  • 1.71Expected goals (xG)1.22
  • 14Total shots16
  • 5Shots on target3
  • 6Shots off target7
  • 3Blocked shots6
  • 8Shots inside the box10
  • 6Shots outside the box6
  • 4Corners5
  • 0Offsides2
  • 7Fouls12
  • 2Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0
  • 2Goalkeeper saves3
  • 489Total passes434
  • 426Accurate passes354
  • 11Free Kicks6

Standings

Western Conference – Major League Soccer

Full table
Standings Major League Soccer
#TeamPGDPts
7Los Angeles Galaxy33-644
8Portland Timbers33-143
9Colorado Rapids33-143
10Seattle Sounders33-343
11Real Salt Lake33042

Info

Match info

Round
Matchday 18
Kick-off
Venue
Providence Park, Portland
Referee
Joseph Dickerson, USA

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