MLS

Portland Timbers vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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Portland Timbers
  • 28': Larrys Mabiala
  • 53': Claudio Bravo
FT
2 - 0
LAFC

    David Bingham, Timbers blank LAFC 2-0

    Larrys Mabiala and Claudio Bravo scored as the Portland Timbers defeated visiting Los Angeles FC 2-0 on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 1': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
    • 14': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 14': Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 15': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 18': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
    • 19': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Eric Miller (Portland Timbers).
    • 21': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Aaron Long.
    • 27': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
    • 28': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 30': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
    • 33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Eric Miller.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 34': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Eric Miller (Portland Timbers).
    • 36': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 37': Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
    • 42': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 43': Hand ball by Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Chará.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 48': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Evander (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
    • 52': Evander (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 53': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
    • 57': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 57': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
    • 62': Offside, Portland Timbers. David Bingham tries a through ball, but Yimmi Chará is caught offside.
    • 64': Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mario González.
    • 64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Kellyn Acosta.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Filip Krastev (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross.
    • 67': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Santiago Moreno.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Offside, Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chará tries a through ball, but Felipe Mora is caught offside.
    • 73': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Filip Krastev.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Franck Boli replaces Felipe Mora.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Yimmi Chará.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Franck Boli (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
    • 76': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by John McCarthy.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
    • 77': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Aaron Long.
    • 78': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
    • 82': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
    • 82': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Ilie Sánchez.
    • 84': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Antony replaces Cristhian Paredes.
    • 85': Eric Miller (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 87': Antony (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Filip Krastev (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 87': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
    • 90': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 90': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
    • 90'+4': Érik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Filip Krastev (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    61.4 Possession 38.6
    11 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    514 Accurate Passes 287
    606 Passes 374
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 53
    22 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 14
    21 Tackles 25
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 10
    12 Effective Clearances 19
    12 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Attendance: 23,239

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 +11 19
    2 Minnesota United FC 8 +4 15
    3 San Diego FC 8 +6 14
    4 Portland Timbers 8 +3 14
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Bingham (GK)
    33 Larrys Mabiala
    18 Zac McGraw
    5 Claudio Bravo
    15 Eric Miller
    20 Evander
    21 Diego Chará
    22 Cristhian Paredes Yellow Card
    9 Felipe Mora
    23 Yimmi Chará
    30 Santiago Moreno
    Portland Timbers Substitutes:
    Antony, Sebastián Blanco, Marvin Loría, Aljaz Ivacic, Noel Caliskan, Dairon Asprilla, Franck Boli, Justin Rasmussen, Jaden Jones-Riley.

    LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    77 John McCarthy (GK)
    33 Aaron Long
    3 Jesús Murillo
    12 Diego Palacios
    30 Sergi Palencia
    6 Ilie Sánchez
    23 Kellyn Acosta Yellow Card
    11 Timothy Tillman
    9 Mario González
    19 Mateusz Bogusz
    10 Carlos Vela
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Antonio Leone, Erik Dueñas, Maxime Crépeau, Yekeson Subah, Lorenzo Dellavalle, Nathan Ordaz, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Julian Gaines, Daniel Crisostomo.

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