Portland Timbers vs Atlanta United FC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Timbers down Atlanta 2-1; 3rd straight win in playoff fight
— Santiago Moreno and Dairon Asprilla each scored on penalty kicks and the Portland Timbers won their third straight match with a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
- 5': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
- 8': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 8': Attempt missed. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 9': Offside, Atlanta United. Santiago Sosa tries a through ball, but Ronaldo Cisneros is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
- 13': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
- 13': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 15': Hand ball by Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers).
- 17': Attempt missed. Yimmi Chara (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 22': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 23': Attempt missed. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 25': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
- 27': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Yimmi Chara (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
- 31': Attempt saved. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Sosa with a through ball.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Cisneros (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 33': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Alan Franco.
- 36': Penalty Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty conceded by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Atlanta United 0. Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 40': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
- 44': Alan Franco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 45'+1': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 45'+1': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
- 45'+1': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Franco Ibarra.
- 47': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 49': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
- 51': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
- 57': Attempt saved. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bill Tuiloma.
- 57': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 58': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 60': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Santiago Moreno.
- 63': Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Ronaldo Cisneros.
- 63': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Caleb Wiley.
- 65': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 65': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Sebastián Blanco.
- 67': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
- 67': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 68': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
- 69': Attempt missed. Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Moreno following a set piece situation.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
- 73': Attempt missed. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 73': Hand ball by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 74': Offside, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Portland Timbers. David Ayala replaces Cristhian Paredes.
- 75': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Yimmi Chara.
- 76': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 77': Attempt missed. Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Ayala.
- 78': Foul by Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers).
- 78': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Juan José Purata.
- 81': Penalty Portland Timbers. Diego Chara draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Atlanta United 0. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 84': Alan Franco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers).
- 86': Foul by David Ayala (Portland Timbers).
- 86': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno replaces Santiago Sosa.
- 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Luiz Araújo.
- 88': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
- 88': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Atlanta United 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Loría with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Raúl Gudiño (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Atlanta United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Atlanta United 1.
Statistics
 ATL |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 237 |
| 511 | Passes | 317 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 24,438
Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 24,438
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 |
Line-Ups
Portland Timbers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Aljaz Ivacic (GK) |
| 13 | Dario Zuparic |
| 18 | Zac McGraw |
| 25 | Bill Tuiloma |
| 23 | Yimmi Chará |
| 21 | Diego Chará |
| 5 | Claudio Bravo |
| 30 | Santiago Moreno |
| 27 | Dairon Asprilla  |
| 10 | Sebastián Blanco |
| 22 | Cristhian Paredes |
Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Raul Gudino (GK) |
| 6 | Alan Franco |
| 22 | Juanjo Purata |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 8 | Thiago Almada |
| 14 | Franco Ibarra |
| 29 | Ronaldo Cisneros |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 19 | Luiz Araújo |
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