MLS

Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC, 2017 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Portland Timbers
  • 24': Fanendo Adi (P)
  • 70': Sebastián Blanco
FT
2 - 2
Chicago Fire FC
  • 34': Arturo Álvarez
  • 61': Brandon Vincent

About

Portland Timbers are hosting Chicago Fire FC at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Zemanski with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Arturo Alvarez (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
  • 4': Arturo Alvarez (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers).
  • 7': Hand ball by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
  • 10': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire).
  • 10': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
  • 10': Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by David Accam (Chicago Fire).
  • 13': Foul by Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers).
  • 13': Matt Polster (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Juninho (Chicago Fire).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fanendo Adi.
  • 17': Foul by David Accam (Chicago Fire).
  • 17': Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
  • 20': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Joao Meira (Chicago Fire).
  • 23': Penalty conceded by Juninho (Chicago Fire) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 24': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Chicago Fire 0. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers).
  • 25': Matt Polster (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 28': Offside, Portland Timbers. Vytautas Andriuskevicius tries a through ball, but Diego Valeri is caught offside.
  • 29': Delay in match Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) because of an injury.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Michael de Leeuw (Chicago Fire).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Zemanski.
  • 34': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Chicago Fire 1. Arturo Alvarez (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho.
  • 34': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Drew Conner replaces Matt Polster because of an injury.
  • 36': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Juninho.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lawrence Olum with a headed pass.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Vytautas Andriuskevicius (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 39': Offside, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri tries a through ball, but Fanendo Adi is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Lawrence Olum (Portland Timbers).
  • 41': Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, Chicago Fire. Joao Meira tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. David Accam (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Solignac with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Portland Timbers. Vytautas Andriuskevicius tries a through ball, but Diego Valeri is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Chicago Fire 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 1, Chicago Fire 1.
  • 46': Hand ball by David Accam (Chicago Fire).
  • 47': Delay in match Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) because of an injury.
  • 47': Delay in match Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) because of an injury.
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Offside, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri tries a through ball, but Fanendo Adi is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers).
  • 49': Luis Solignac (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Michael de Leeuw (Chicago Fire).
  • 52': Foul by Vytautas Andriuskevicius (Portland Timbers).
  • 52': Michael de Leeuw (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Juninho (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fanendo Adi.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a through ball.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Joao Meira.
  • 57': Hand ball by David Accam (Chicago Fire).
  • 58': Offside, Portland Timbers. Zarek Valentin tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 59': Offside, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco tries a through ball, but Diego Valeri is caught offside.
  • 60': David Accam (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers).
  • 61': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Chicago Fire 2. Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 62': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers).
  • 62': Luis Solignac (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
  • 64': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brandon Vincent.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Zemanski with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Jonathan Campbell replaces Luis Solignac.
  • 65': Matt Lampson (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Michael de Leeuw (Chicago Fire).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Matt Lampson.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Zemanski with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Lawrence Olum (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 70': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 2. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
  • 72': Offside, Chicago Fire. Joao Meira tries a through ball, but David Accam is caught offside.
  • 73': Drew Conner (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
  • 73': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
  • 76': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brandon Vincent.
  • 76': David Accam (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Roy Miller (Portland Timbers).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Djordje Mihailovic replaces David Accam.
  • 82': Foul by Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers).
  • 82': Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 83': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
  • 85': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Juninho.
  • 87': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Victor Arboleda replaces Ben Zemanski.
  • 87': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marco Farfan replaces Vytautas Andriuskevicius.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Victor Arboleda (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
  • 89': Offside, Portland Timbers. Darlington Nagbe tries a through ball, but Victor Arboleda is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers).
  • 90'+1': Joao Meira (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Drew Conner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Victor Arboleda (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 2.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 7
1 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 1
39.3 Possession 60.7
6 SHOTS 24
3 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
259 Accurate Passes 452
357 Passes 532
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
70 Long Balls 93
22 Accurate Long Balls 73
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
28 Effective Clearances 5
28 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 21,144

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
90 Jake Gleeson (GK)
7 Roy Miller
13 Lawrence Olum
5 Vytautas Andriuskevicius
16 Zarek Valentin
8 Diego Valeri
6 Darlington Nagbe
14 Ben Zemanski
9 Fanendo Adi
10 Sebastián Blanco
27 Dairon Asprilla
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Victor Arboleda, Rennico Clarke, Marco Farfan, Jeff Attinella, Jeremy Ebobisse, Chance Myers.

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
28 Matt Lampson (GK) Yellow Card
66 João Meira
4 Johan Kappelhof
3 Brandon Vincent
2 Matt Polster
19 Juninho
9 Luis Solignac
8 Michael de Leeuw
23 Nemanja Nikolic
11 David Accam
12 Arturo Álvarez
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Brandt Bronico, Drew Conner, Jonathan Campbell, Daniel Johnson, Stefan Cleveland, Michael Harrington, Djordje Mihailovic.

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