Match Report


Portland TimbersPortland Timbers     San Antonio ScorpionsSan Antonio Scorpions
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton Computer Player Computer Player
Ivan AvalosI. Avalos70
G
1captain
G
59Benjamin ChavarriB. Chavarri
Mauricio CastilloM. Castillo51
D
2
D
66Angel BarnesA. Barnes
Jeremías CohenJ. Cohen37
D
3
D
58Carlos AlvaradoC. Alvarado
Jairo OrellanaJ. Orellana69
D
4
D
57Reginald JohnsonR. Johnson
Jon ReamJ. Ream56
M
5
M
70Jimmie KasselJ. Kassel
Ángel ArayaÁ. Araya61
M
6
M
68Randy RichardsonR. Richardson
Eddie MoralesE. Morales65
M
7
M
66Jaime CampbellJ. Campbell
Sebastián CortésS. Cortés37
M
captain8
M
65Ray AndersonR. Anderson
André MoraA. Mora71
A
9
A
69Luciano PereyraL. Pereyra
José QuinteroJ. Quintero70
A
10
A
67Facundo VasquezF. Vasquez
Lourenço VenturaL. Ventura69
A
11
A
45Heath SaadH. Saad
 
Jason RamosJ. Ramos52
D
12
M
65Pablo ToroP. Toro
Jorge D. ZunigaJ. Zuniga32
D
13
D
57Nicholas NelsonN. Nelson
Federico ReggiF. Reggi66
A
14
G
56Theodore RichardsonT. Richardson

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Providence Park where Portland Timbers play host to San Antonio Scorpions. A crowd of 12,572 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Portland Timbers and San Antonio Scorpions are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Thomas.


0.00
The first half starts with Portland Timbers kicking off!
2.31
Jairo Orellana comes in with a late challenge on Heath Saad. The referee calls over Jairo Orellana and warns him to calm down! Heath Saad gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
3.14
Ángel Araya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, José Quintero. José Quintero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Benjamin Chavarri who gathers it comfortably.
9.04
Jairo Orellana makes a simple pass to Ángel Araya. Ángel Araya makes a simple pass to José Quintero. José Quintero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.56
Mauricio Castillo surges forward with the ball. With great vision, Mauricio Castillo plays the ball forward to José Quintero. José Quintero lofts in a cross ball towards Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
14.15
Eddie Morales flicks a high ball forward to André Mora who takes it down. André Mora lofts in a cross ball towards Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Ray Anderson plays the ball forward to Heath Saad. Heath Saad knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.28
Angel Barnes makes a probing pass to Randy Richardson. Randy Richardson flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Pereyra controls it well on his chest. Luciano Pereyra shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
24.32
Ángel Araya catches Ray Anderson on the ankles. The referee warns Ángel Araya to calm down! Ray Anderson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.52
Jimmie Kassel flicks a high pass forward. Facundo Vasquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Facundo Vasquez tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Ivan Avalos manages to keep it out.
28.15
Randy Richardson threads a neat ball through to Heath Saad. Heath Saad makes a great pass forward. Luciano Pereyra runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
30.56
Mauricio Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Morales. Eddie Morales plays the ball forward to Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura knocks in a cross ball towards André Mora. André Mora heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Benjamin Chavarri had no chance!! Goal for Portland Timbers!
34.57
Randy Richardson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez lofts in a cross ball towards Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Ivan Avalos had no chance!! Goal for San Antonio Scorpions!
38.25
Lourenço Ventura catches Reginald Johnson on the ankles. The referee calls over Lourenço Ventura and shows him a yellow card! Reginald Johnson runs off the knock.
39.50
Mauricio Castillo knocks the ball forward to Eddie Morales. Eddie Morales chips the ball to his team mate, José Quintero. José Quintero knocks in a cross ball towards Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura directs the ball goalwards with his head. Benjamin Chavarri manages to gather it.
42.39
Jaime Campbell passes the ball forward to Heath Saad. Heath Saad rushes past Mauricio Castillo! Mauricio Castillo barges into Heath Saad. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Portland Timbers appear unchanged since the first half. San Antonio Scorpions have changed their lineup with Nicholas Nelson replacing Ray Anderson.

45.00
San Antonio Scorpions kick off and get the second half underway!
48.06
Jairo Orellana laces a through ball forward to Jon Ream. Jon Ream deftly passes the ball to his team mate, José Quintero. José Quintero lofts in a cross ball towards André Mora. André Mora makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Portland Timbers!
51.19
Mauricio Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Morales controls it well on his chest. Eddie Morales threads the ball through to José Quintero. José Quintero knocks in a cross ball towards Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Benjamin Chavarri, sees it late!! Goal for Portland Timbers!
54.47
Eddie Morales makes a probing pass to Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura whips in a cross ball towards André Mora. André Mora makes a looping header on goal. Benjamin Chavarri comfortably punches it away to safety.
55.26
Sebastián Cortés flicks a high pass forward. Lourenço Ventura collects the pass. Lourenço Ventura lofts in a cross ball towards José Quintero. José Quintero shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Benjamin Chavarri had no chance!! Goal for Portland Timbers!
60.43
Jaime Campbell clumsily knocks into Ángel Araya. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ángel Araya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.23
Mauricio Castillo flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Morales who brings the ball under control. Eddie Morales knocks the ball to his team mate, André Mora. André Mora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.37
Eddie Morales sees André Mora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. André Mora knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Reginald Johnson.
73.51
Jaime Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Pereyra collects the pass. Luciano Pereyra whips in a cross ball towards Heath Saad. Heath Saad is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
75.30
Eddie Morales passes the ball forward to Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.25
San Antonio Scorpions have made 2 substitutions with Pablo Toro replacing Reginald Johnson and Theodore Richardson replacing Luciano Pereyra .
79.17
Ángel Araya knocks the ball to his team mate, André Mora. André Mora shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.58
With a delightful solo run, Jaime Campbell stretches the opposition's defence. Jaime Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
84.40
Randy Richardson makes a probing pass to Heath Saad. Heath Saad knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jairo Orellana.
85.33
Jaime Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Eddie Morales makes a probing pass to Lourenço Ventura. Lourenço Ventura shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Portland Timbers

San Antonio Scorpions
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
26.8%
42.7%
30.5%

Scorers
André Mora 31, 48
Lourenço Ventura 51, 90
José Quintero 55
Luciano Pereyra 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lourenço Ventura of Portland Timbers

Match Ratings
1.Ivan Avalos (GK)
6
2.Mauricio Castillo (DEF)
7
3.Jeremías Cohen (DEF)
6
4.Jairo Orellana (DEF)
6
5.Jon Ream (MID)
6
6.Ángel Araya (MID)
6
7.Eddie Morales (MID)
7
8.Sebastián Cortés (MID)
6
9.André Mora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.José Quintero (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Lourenço Ventura (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Jason Ramos (DEF)
0
13.Jorge D. Zuniga (DEF)
0
14.Federico Reggi (ATT)
0

1.Benjamin Chavarri (GK)
6
2.Angel Barnes (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Alvarado (DEF)
6
4.Reginald Johnson (DEF)
6
5.Jimmie Kassel (MID)
6
6.Randy Richardson (MID)
6
7.Jaime Campbell (MID)yellow card
6
8.Ray Anderson (MID)
6
9.Luciano Pereyra (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Facundo Vasquez (ATT)
6
11.Heath Saad (ATT)
6
 
12.Pablo Toro (MID)
6
13.Nicholas Nelson (DEF)
6
14.Theodore Richardson (GK)
6