Timbers Come up Short in 1-0 Loss against Minnesota United FC
June 27, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release
PORTLAND, Ore. - Playing their third game in eight days, the Portland Timbers came up short against Minnesota United FC, with a final score of 1-0 at Providence Park. After conceding in the second minute, Portland could not find the equalizer. The Timbers are headed back on the road, facing expansion side Austin FC for the first time on July 1.
Goal-Scoring Plays
MIN - Adrien Hunou (Franco Fragapane), 2nd minute: Fragapane received the ball on the left side of the six-yard box, and played a square pass to Hunou who placed it into the right hand corner of the goal.
Notes
Steve Clark had a season-high four saves.
Diego Valeri recorded a season-high six shots.
George Fochive made his season debut, coming off the bench in the 81st minute.
Claudio Bravo is the only player to start all 10 regular season matches and all 14 matches across all competitions for the Timbers in 2021.
The Timbers are now 2-2-1 against Minnesota at Providence Park.
Diego Valeri is sitting on 99 all-time career goals.
Next Game
The Timbers play their fourth game in less than two weeks on Thursday, July 1, against Austin FC at Q2 Stadium. The match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. (Pacific) and features a national broadcast on FS1, with radio broadcasts on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).
Portland Timbers (4-5-1, 13pts) vs. Minnesota United FC (4-4-2, 14pts)
June 26, 2021 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Goals by Half 1 2 F
Minnesota United FC 1 0 1
Portland Timbers 0 0 0
Scoring Summary:
MIN: Hunou (Fragapane, Reynoso), 2
Misconduct Summary:
POR: Bravo (caution), 15
POR: D. Chara (caution), 70
MIN: Dotson (caution), 74
MIN: Reynoso (caution), 85
Lineups:
POR: GK Clark, D Mabiala, D Tuiloma (Fochive, 81), D Zuparic, M Van Rankin, M Zambrano (Asprilla, 66), M D. Chara, M Williamson, M Bravo, F Ebobisse, F Valeri (Bodily, 82)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, GK Ivacic, D Bonilla, D McGraw
TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Valeri, 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Bravo, Valeri, 1); FOULS: 11 (D. Chara, 3); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4
MIN: GK Miller, D Gasper, D Dibassy, D Boxall, D Métanire, M Fragapane (Kallman, 90), M Dotson, M Trapp, M Hansen (Finlay, 59), F Reynoso (Alonso, 90), F Hunou (Agudelo, 86)
Substitutes Not Used: GK St. Clair, D Taylor, M Hayes, M McMaster, F Ábila
TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Hunou, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Hunou, 3); FOULS: 12 (Four players tied, 2); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Jeff Hosking
Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo
VAR: Malik Badawi
Weather: Sunny, 95 degrees
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
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