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Houston Dynamo FC Fall to Portland Timbers 2-1

Published on April 25, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Houston Dynamo FC suffered its first defeat of the year, dropping a tough 2-1 decision to the Portland Timbers tonight at Providence Park.

The Dynamo rallied from an early goal and nearly did so again after Portland scored late, but the efforts at an equalizer in the final minutes, including one that was cleared away at the goal line, weren't able to find the net for the visitors.

Portland opened the scoring in the sixth minute through forward Dairon Asprilla. After a Portland throw-in, defender Pablo Bonilla whipped in a low cross that fizzed across the penalty area and Asprilla ran onto it and put his shot in the net.

The Dynamo scored to equalize in the 28th minute thanks to a Portland own goal. The goal came off of a brilliantly executed short corner kick for Houston. Winger Tyler Pasher played short to midfielder Memo Rodriguez, who returned the ball to Pasher near the top of the penalty area. Pasher fired in a cross for captain Boniek García at the six-yard box, and the ball deflected off of Timbers midfielder Cristhian Paredes and into the goal.

Portland retook the lead in the 73rd minute after a goal from midfielder Cristhian Paredes. Paredes' first-touch shot came after a long ball from defender Bill Tuiloma to forward Felipe Mora, which Mora headed down to the onrushing Paredes.

Houston nearly equalized a second time in the 83rd minute when Pasher curled in a cross that found the head of forward Ari Lassiter at the near post. Lassiter turned the ball toward goal, but his effort slipped just outside the near post for a goal kick.

A minute later, Pasher charged in on goal to get a touch to a ball slipped through by midfielder Darwin Quintero, but his sliding shot was cleared by a Portland defender and Lassiter was unable to put the rebound on frame from a tight angle.

Lassiter had another look at goal in the 90th minute, getting around the Portland defense on the right side, but his shot was saved by Attinella at the near post. The Costa Rican international was lively in his 16-minute shift, leading the team with three shots on the night.

The Dynamo return to BBVA Stadium on Saturday, May 1 to host the Los Angeles Football Club. This will be the first nationally televised game of the season for the Dynamo, with the contest airing live on Univision. The Dynamo announced earlier this week that they will increase capacity at BBVA Stadium to 40%, or approximately 9,000 fans, as they begin the second phase of the process to return to full capacity by mid-summer.

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Portland Timbers (1-1-0; 3 pts.) 2-1 Houston Dynamo FC (1-1-0; 3 pts.)

MLS Regular Season - Week 2

Providence Park - Portland, Oregon

SCORING SUMMARY

TEAM 1H 2H FT

Portland Timbers 1 2 2

Houston Dynamo FC 1 0 1

POR: Dairon Asprilla 1 (Pablo Bonilla 1, Blake Bodily 1) 6

HOU: Cristhian Paredes (own goal) 28

POR: Cristhian Paredes 1 (Felipe Mora 1, Bill Tuiloma 1) 73

LINEUPS:

Portland Timbers: Jeff Attinella; Claudio Bravo, Bill Tuiloma, Larrys Mabiala (Dario Zuparic 46), Pablo Bonilla (José Van Rankin 82); Diego Chara (C), Marvin Loría; Dairon Asprilla, Cristhian Paredes, Yimmi Chará (Diego Valeri 46); Blake Bodily (Felipe Mora 59)

Unused substitutes: Hunter Sulte, Zac McGraw, Eryk Williamson, Renzo Zambrano

Total shots: 23 (Marvin Loría 5); Shots on goal: 5 (Dairon Asprilla 2); Fouls: 17 (Dairon Asprilla, Pablo Bonilla, Diego Chará, Marvin Loría, Cristhian Paredes 2); Offside: 1; Corner kicks: 4; Saves: 3 (Jeff Attinella 3)

Houston Dynamo FC: Marko Mariæ; Adam Lundkvist, Boniek García (C), Tim Parker, Zarek Valentin; Memo Rodriguez (Christian Ramirez 87), Matías Vera, Joe Corona (Derrick Jones 74); Tyler Pasher, Maxi Urruti (Darwin Quintero 78), Fafa Picault (Ariel Lassiter 74)

Unused substitutes: Michael Nelson, Maynor Figueroa, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Ian Hoffman, Darwin Cerén

Total shots: 10 (Ari Lassiter 3); Shots on goal: 3 (Ari Lassiter, Tyler Pasher, Maxi Urruti 1); Fouls:14 (Adam Lundkvist 3); Offside: 1; Corner kicks: 6; Saves: 3 (Marko Mariæ)

DISCIPLINE:

POR: Dairon Asprilla (caution; foul) 26

HOU: Zarek Valentin (caution; foul) 36

HOU: Maxi Urruti (caution; foul) 37

POR: Claudio Bravo (caution; foul) 40

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ismail Elfath

Assistant Referee: Mike Rottersman

Assistant Referee: Jeremy Hanson

Fourth Official: Ramy Touchan

VAR: Younes Marrakchi

Weather: 55 degrees, rain

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