T2 Fall 2-0 to Reno 1868 FC at Merlo Field Wednesday Night
October 4, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Portland Timbers 2 News Release
PORTLAND, Ore. - Playing their final home match of the 2018 USL regular season, T2 fell 2-0 to Reno 1868 FC at Merlo Field on Wednesday night.
2018 USL Cup Playoffs
Despite the loss, T2 is one of six teams to already have clinched a spot in the 2018 USL Cup Playoffs. Portland now sits in sixth place in the Western Conference standings, three points behind fifth-place Reno 1868 FC. T2 will travel to face second-place Phoenix Rising FC in the regular-season finale at Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex on Oct. 13.
Key plays
Starting the match on the front foot, forward Foster Langsdorf forced a turnover in Reno's own half, but his chipped effort from 35 yards away from goal was fired over the crossbar in the fourth minute. Seconds later, midfielder Marvin LorÃa raced past two defenders down the right wing, firing his shot from the right side of the box at the side netting.
In the seventh minute, LorÃa's in-swinging corner-kick service picked out defender Arturo Diz Pe in the center of the box, but his header struck the crossbar. Continuing to apply pressure on the Reno 1868 FC defense, midfielder Andre Lewis found space at the top of the box, firing a low shot that forced Reno goalkeeper Matt Bersano into a diving stop.
Reno took a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute after defender Duke Lacroix slotted his finish underneath T2 goalkeeper Alex Mangels from a tight angle from the six-yard box.
Five minutes into the start of the second half, midfielder Jack Barmby picked up the ball in his half and fired a dipping, long-range shot that forced a save from Bersano at his near post.
Running at the Reno backline, midfielder Carlos Anguiano played in Langsdorf, whose shot from the edge of the 18-yard box skipped inches past the far post in the 56th minute. Three minutes later, Lewis' shot from inside the penalty area was cleared off the line by a Reno defender at the far post.
After midfielder Renzo Zambrano was fouled just outside the 18-yard box, Barmby's free-kick effort towards the top corner of the net was saved by Bersano in the 70th minute. Three minutes later, Barmby played in Langsdorf behind the Reno backline, but his shot was deflected into the arms of Bersano.
Reno doubled its advantage in the 85th minute after forward Jochen Graf was played in behind the T2 defense and placed his finish into the lower right corner of the net to make it a 2-0 score line.
Next Game
Next up, T2 travel to face Phoenix Rising FC in the regular-season finale at Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex on Saturday, Oct. 13. Beginning at 6 p.m. (Pacific), the match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
T2 (16-13-4, 52pts) vs. Reno 1868 FC (15-7-10, 55pts)
Oct. 3, 2018 - Merlo Field (Portland, Ore.)
Goals by Half 1 2 F
T2 0 0 0
Reno 1868 FC 1 1 2
Scoring Summary:
RNO: Lacroix (Casiple), 36
RNO: Graf (Hoppenot), 85
Misconduct Summary
POR: Barmby (caution), 22
RNO: Graf (caution), 69
POR: Hanson (caution), 89
Lineups:
POR: GK Mangels, D Mulligan (Williams, 81), D Diz Pe, D Jadama, D Batista, M Zambrano ©, M Lewis (Calixtro, 87), M Loria (Hanson, 50), M Aguiano, M Barmby, F Langsdorf
Substitutes Not Used: GK Pack, D Ornstil, D Phillips, F Jambga
TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Barmby, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Barmby, Lewis, 2); FOULS: 7 (Barmby, 2); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 1
RNO: GK Bersano, D Richards, D Carroll, D Griffiths, D Lacroix, M Mfeka (Murrell, 90+1), M Abend, M Wehan, M Casiple, F Hoppenot, F Brown (Graf, 61, Thiaw, 90)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ihn, M Janjigian, M Van Ewijk, F Seymore
TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Abend, Wehan, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Three players tied, 1) FOULS: 10 (Graf, 4); OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 4
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant Referees: Eduardo Jeff, CJ Koll
4th Official: Billy Baldwin
Attendance: 1,205
Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
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