MLS Portland Timbers

Timbers Down Real Salt Lake 3-2 at Providence Park

Published on August 8, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers earned a 3-2 win over Real Salt Lake at Providence Park on Saturday night. After going up by two early in the match, their lead was split by an RSL goal just moments before the half. Portland extended its lead midway through the second half, but Salt Lake once again responded with a goal of their own in the final stretch of the match. The Timbers held onto the lead, recording their sixth win at home this season.

Goal Scorers And Playmakers

Felipe Mora scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season, and has registered a goal in four of Portland's last five games. Dairon Asprilla tallied his fourth goal this year, a single season best for him, and a second assist of the 2021 campaign. Yimmi Chara recorded his second goal of the regular season, making him the sixth Timber to record two or more goals this year. Marvin Loría tallied a team-best fourth assist, a single-season record for him. In his eighth appearance this year, Sebastián Blanco registered his second assist, making him the ninth player on the team to record two or more assists in the 2021 campaign.

Home Sweet Providence Park

The Timbers extended their unbeaten streak at Providence Park to four (3-0-1) in front of their largest crowd this year (23,577). With a record of 6-2-1 at home in the regular season, Portland is tied for the second-most home wins in the Western Conference with Minnesota, just behind the Galaxy (7). Notably, Mora has registered a goal in three straight matches at Providence Park.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Dairon Asprilla (penalty kick), 10th minute: RSL was whistled for a handball inside the box and Asprilla converted from the spot.

POR - Yimmi Chara (Dairon Asprilla, Marvin Loría), 29th minute: From the middle of the field, Loría played a pass into Asprilla, who quickly laid it off for Y. Chara near the top of the box. Running straight onto it, Y. Chara drilled a bending shot into the top left corner of the goal.

RSL - Albert Rusnák (Jonathan Menéndez), 40th minute: Dribbling into space on top of the 18-yard-box, Rusnák snuck a left-footed shot low and inside the right post of the goal.

POR - Felipe Mora (Sebastián Blanco), 62nd minute: From the left flank, Blanco sent in a curling ball into the six-yard-box finding the feet of Mora. With his back to the goal, Mora took a touch and drove a shot into the far-post netting on the turn.

RSL - Damir Kreilach (Pablo Ruiz), 80th minute: Receiving a long pass from out of the air near the top of the box, Kreilach fired a shot off the bounce and into the top netting of the goal.

Notes

Portland is 10-8-8 against Salt Lake, and 5-2-6 when playing at home.

The Timbers extended their unbeaten streak at home to four (3-0-1).

Portland is 6-2-1 this season at Providence Park.

The Timbers are tied with Minnesota for second-most home wins in the Western Conference (6), behind LA Galaxy (7).

Felipe Mora scored his team-leading sixth goal of the 2021 campaign.

Mora has registered a goal in three straight home matches.

Across the Timbers' last five games, Mora has scored in four of them.

Dairon Asprilla scored his fourth goal of the season, ranking him second on the team, just behind Mora (6).

Across seven seasons with the Timbers, Asprilla is four for four from the penalty spot.

Asprilla tallied his second assist of the regular season.

Yimmi Chara recorded his second goal of the 2021 campaign.

Y. Chara is the sixth Timber to record two or more goals in this year's regular season.

Sebastián Blanco registered his second assist this year.

Blanco is the ninth player on the team to record at least two assists this season.

Marvin Loría tallied his team-leading fourth assist of the 2021 campaign.

Across all competitions this year, Portland is 7-1-1 when scoring first.

When scoring two or more goals, the Timbers are undefeated across all competitions this year (7-0-2).

Aljaz Ivacic earned his first start at Providence Park.

Ivacic recorded a career-best seven saves.

Loría registered his 50th regular season appearance.

Asprilla, Josecarlos Van Rankin, and Diego Valeri are the only Timbers to appear in all 17 regular season matches in 2021.

Providence Park recorded its highest attendance (23,577) since March of 2020.

Next Game

Portland continues its homestand, playing host to the Seattle Sounders on Sunday, Aug. 15, at Providence Park. The match kicks off at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific) and will feature a national broadcast on FS1 with radio broadcasts on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).

Portland Timbers (7-8-2, 23pts) vs. Real Salt Lake (5-6-6, 21pts)

August 7, 2021 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

Real Salt Lake 1 1 2

Portland Timbers 2 1 3

Scoring Summary:

POR: Asprilla (penalty kick), 10

POR: Chara (Asprilla, Loría), 29

RSL: Rusnák (Menéndez), 40

POR: Mora (Blanco), 62

RSL: Kreilach (Ruiz), 80

Misconduct Summary:

RSL: Glad (caution), 6

RSL: Menéndez (caution), 13

RSL: Luiz (caution), 45+1

RSL: Herrera (caution), 48

RSL: Chang (caution), 87

POR: Valeri (caution), 89

Lineups:

POR: GK Ivacic, D Van Rankin, D Tuiloma ©, D Zuparic, D Bravo, M Fochive, M Y. Chara (Mabiala, 81), M Paredes, F Loría (Blanco, 46), F Mora (McGraw, 89), F Asprilla (Valeri, 65)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, D Bonilla, M Bodily, M Zambrano

TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Fochive, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (three players tied, 1); FOULS: 14 (Bravo, 4); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 7

RSL: GK MacMath, D Toia (Powder, 76), D Datkovic, D Glad, D Herrera, M Rusnák, M Luiz (Wood, 76), M Ruiz, M Menéndez (Chang, 86), M Kreilach, F Rubín

Substitutes Not Used: GK Putna, D Morgan, D Silva, M Besler, F Meram, F Julio

TOTAL SHOTS: 23 (Rusnák, Kreilach, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Kreilach, 4); FOULS: 15 (Kreilach, 3); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 14; SAVES: 0

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Assistant Referees: Cameron Blanchard, TJ Zablocki

Fourth Official: Elijio Arreguin

VAR: Daniel Radford

Attendance: 23,577

Weather: Sunny, 74 degrees

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial

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