MLS

Atlanta United FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018 MLS, Final

· MLS
Atlanta United FC
  • 39': Josef Martínez
  • 54': Franco Escobar
FT
2 - 0
Portland Timbers

    Josef Martinez powers Atlanta United to MLS Cup win over Portland Timbers

    Major League Soccer

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Hand ball by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
    • 5': Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
    • 9': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers).
    • 9': Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers).
    • 11': Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Jorge Villafaña.
    • 14': Foul by David Guzmán (Portland Timbers).
    • 14': Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
    • 18': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
    • 18': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC).
    • 23': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Greg Garza with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Greg Garza with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Jeff Attinella.
    • 33': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers).
    • 33': Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
    • 43': Delay in match Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) because of an injury.
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atlanta United FC 1, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United FC 1, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 48': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC).
    • 48': Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Hand ball by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
    • 52': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Leandro González Pirez.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Offside, Portland Timbers. Liam Ridgewell tries a through ball, but David Guzmán is caught offside.
    • 53': Foul by Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers).
    • 53': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez following a set piece situation.
    • 55': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Miguel Almirón tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
    • 58': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
    • 60': Foul by Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers).
    • 60': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a headed pass.
    • 64': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC).
    • 64': Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Miguel Almirón tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Andy Polo.
    • 70': Foul by Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers).
    • 70': Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Melano.
    • 72': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Greg Garza.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a headed pass.
    • 76': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Héctor Villalba replaces Josef Martínez.
    • 78': Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by David Guzmán (Portland Timbers).
    • 78': Hand ball by Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC).
    • 80': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
    • 80': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
    • 80': Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Delay in match Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC).
    • 82': Jeff Attinella (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Alvas Powell replaces David Guzmán.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
    • 86': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC).
    • 86': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Chara.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Héctor Villalba.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco replaces Miguel Almirón.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
    • 90'+1': Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Chris McCann replaces Greg Garza.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers).
    • 90'+3': Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC).
    • 90'+4': Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a through ball.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atlanta United FC 2, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Atlanta United FC 2, Portland Timbers 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 3
    51.8 Possession 48.2
    8 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    326 Accurate Passes 308
    443 Passes 416
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    17 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    72 Long Balls 81
    30 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    9 Tackles 9
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 14
    14 Effective Clearances 18
    14 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Attendance: 73,019

    Line-Ups

    ATL Atlanta United FC (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Brad Guzan (GK)
    3 Michael Parkhurst
    5 Leandro González Pírez
    18 Jeff Larentowicz
    4 Gregory Garza
    2 Franco Escobar
    11 Eric Remedi
    24 Julian Gressel
    6 Darlington Nagbe
    10 Miguel Almirón
    7 Josef Martínez
    Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
    Brandon Vázquez, Miles Robinson, Alec Kann, Héctor Villalba, Ezequiel Barco, Kevin Kratz, Chris McCann.

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

    No. Name
    1 Jeff Attinella (GK)
    24 Liam Ridgewell
    33 Larrys Mabiala
    4 Jorge Villafaña
    16 Zarek Valentin
    8 Diego Valeri
    20 David Guzmán
    21 Diego Chará Yellow Card
    17 Jeremy Ebobisse
    10 Sebastián Blanco
    11 Andy Polo
    Portland Timbers Substitutes:
    Andrés Flores, Lucas Melano, Steve Clark, Lawrence Olum, Dairon Asprilla, Alvas Powell, Bill Tuiloma.

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