
D.C. United Fall to Portland in Final Road Match of 2017
October 16, 2017 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release
Portland Timbers 4 (14-11-8, 50 points) v. D.C. United 0 (9-19-5, 32 points)
2017 MLS Regular Season, Oct. 15, 2017 - Providence Park, Portland, Attendance: 21,114
Player Notes
Paul Arriola made his 10th career MLS appearance. Jalen Robinson made his 10th career MLS appearance. Bruno Miranda made his 5th MLS appearance. Luciano Acosta started his 22nd consecutive match in 2017.
#PORvDC Notes
United are now 2-4-2 against the Timbers all-time. The Black-and-Red are 1-3-1 against Portland at Providence Park. United have not won on the road against Portland since 2011.
Match Notes
United are 3-6-2 against Western Conference teams in 2017. The Black-and-Red end 2017 with a 3-12-2 record on the road. United are now 0-13-0 when trailing at halftime. United are now 2-17-2 when conceding the first goal. The Black-and-Red are 7-10-4 when out-shot by their opponents. United are 16-23-13 in October since 1996.
HIGHLIGHTS
QUOTE SHEET
Goals by Half
1st Half 2nd Half Total
Portland Timbers 1 3 4
D.C. United 0 0 0
Misconduct Summary
Minute Team Offender Reason
45'+3' D.C. United Steve Clark Unsporting Behavior
58' Portland David Guzmán Simulation
Scoring Summary
Minute Team Goalscorer Assisted by
45'+3' Portland Diego Valeri (PK)
50' Portland Alvas Powell Diego Valeri
60' Portland Sebastián Blanco Diego Valeri
86' Portland Sebastián Blanco Jeremy Ebobisse
Box Score
Team Shots Shots on Goal Corners Offsides Possession (%) Saves
Portland Timbers 17 8 5 4 55 5
D.C. United 7 5 3 1 45 3
Portland Timbers lineup:
Jeff Attinella, Alvas Powell, Liam Ridgewell, Vytautas Andriuskevicius, Larrys Mabialo, Sebastián Blanco, Diego Valeri, Darlington Nagbe (Dairon Asprilla 62'), David Guzmán (Lawrence Olum 66'), Diego Chara, Darren Mattocks (Jeremy Ebobisse 75')
Unused Substitutes: Jake Gleeson, Zarek Valentin, Roy Miller, Ben Zemanski
D.C. United lineup:
Steve Clark; Chris Korb, Jalen Robinson, Steve Birnbaum, Nick DeLeon; Russell Canouse, Ian Harkes (Marcelo Sarvas 67'); Zoltán Stieber (Lloyd Sam 67'), Luciano Acosta, Paul Arriola; Patrick Mullins (Bruno Miranda 75')
Unused Substitutes: Eric Klenofsky, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Sean Franklin, Deshorn Brown
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant Referees: Logan Brown, Jeffrey Greeson
Fourth Official: Ricardo Salazar
Video Assistant Referee: Fotis Bazakos
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