Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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Evander scores twice in Timbers' 3-1 win over Whitecaps
— Evander scored twice and the Portland Timbers defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 2': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
- 3': Attempt saved. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Córdova with a cross.
- 9': Offside, Portland Timbers. Evander tries a through ball, but Yimmi Chará is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Luís Martins.
- 11': Attempt saved. Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Franck Boli (Portland Timbers).
- 12': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Zac McGraw.
- 14': Attempt saved. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luís Martins.
- 14': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf tries a through ball, but Tristan Blackmon is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Evander (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 16': Attempt missed. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 17': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Javain Brown tries a through ball, but Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 18': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
- 20': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 20': Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Hand ball by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 24': Own Goal by Zac McGraw, Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Vite with a through ball.
- 25': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Aljaz Ivacic.
- 27': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 27': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf tries a through ball, but Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 29': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 30': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 32': Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 37': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Franck Boli (Portland Timbers).
- 39': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Juan Mosquera.
- 41': Attempt missed. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Evander following a fast break.
- 41': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 43': Attempt saved. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 44': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 44': Sergio Córdova (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Zac McGraw.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Sergio Córdova.
- 47': Attempt saved. Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Becher.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 50': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Portland Timbers 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
- 56': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
- 56': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Zac McGraw.
- 60': Hand ball by Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 61': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 61': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 64': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Yimmi Chará.
- 64': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Franck Boli.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 67': Juan Mosquera (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 69': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mosquera with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 70': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 71': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Evander (Portland Timbers).
- 73': Foul by Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers).
- 73': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 74': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
- 76': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Luís Martins.
- 77': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 77': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Aljaz Ivacic.
- 80': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 83': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
- 83': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Javain Brown.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 84': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Miller replaces Juan Mosquera.
- 84': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Santiago Moreno because of an injury.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 86': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 88': Attempt missed. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 89': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 90': Eric Miller (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+1': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Evander.
- 90'+5': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
Statistics
 VAN |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 405 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 495 | Passes | 413 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 23 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 15 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 23,154
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 23,154
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | +19 | 64 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Aljaz Ivacic (GK) |
| 18 | Zac McGraw |
| 13 | Dario Zuparic |
| 5 | Claudio Bravo |
| 29 | Juan Mosquera |
| 20 | Evander |
| 22 | Cristhian Paredes |
| 21 | Diego Chará |
| 7 | Franck Boli |
| 23 | Yimmi Chará |
| 30 | Santiago Moreno |
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 14 | Luís Martins |
| 23 | Javain Brown  |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 19 | Julian Gressel |
| 9 | Sergio Córdova |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
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