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Timbers Earn 1-0 Road Shutout Victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sunday Night

September 28, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers extended their winning streak to three games with a 1-0 shutout victory over Cascadia-rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Providence Park on Sunday night. Felipe Mora tallied the game-winning goal, while Eryk Williamson notched his third assist in league play. Notably, Steve Clark posted a shutout for a second consecutive match.

Timbers' Run Of Form

With the victory over Whitecaps FC, Portland (7-4-3, 24pts) stayed in second place in the Western Conference standings, level on points with first place Seattle (7-3-3, 24pts). In their last six regular-season matches dating back to Sept. 6, the Timbers have posted a record of 4-1-1. Notably, the win improved Portland's record on the road to 3-1-1 in regular-season play in 2020.

Against Vancouver

The match between Portland and Vancouver marked the 25th regular-season meeting between the two clubs in MLS play, with the Timbers improving to 12-7-6 in the all-time series. At Providence Park, the Timbers are 8-2-4 all-time against Whitecaps FC.

Headed Goals

With his goal in the fifth minute, Mora's goal brought the Timbers' team total to six headed goals during the 2020 MLS regular season, which is tied for first place with Orlando City SC in that category. Jeremy Ebobisse has tallied three headed goals, while Julio Cascante, Jaroslaw Niezgoda and Mora have each tallied one headed goal.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Felipe Mora (Eryk Williamson), 5th minute: Eryk Williamson's delivery from a free kick to the top of the six-yard box found Felipe Mora, whose flicked header beat Bryan Meredith at the near post.

Notes

For the second time in the 2020 regular season, the Timbers have posted a three-game winning streak. Portland is the only MLS team with multiple three-game winning streaks in 2020.

Portland has scored six goals in the first 15 minutes of a match in regular season play this year, tied with Chicago Fire FC for the most in MLS in 2020.

The Timbers improved to 3-1-1 in five regular-season road matches in 2020.

Portland improved to 9-1-4 across all competitions in 2020 when scoring the first goal of a match.

In seven matches played during the month of September, the Timbers finished with a 4-2-1 record.

The match was the 800th regular season match for the Timbers in the pro eras of the Timbers (NASL, USL, and MLS).

Felipe Mora scored his fourth goal of the season.

Mora is the third Timbers player to score four or more goals for the 2020 regular season and the fifth Timbers player with four or more goals in all competitions this year.

Mora's goal came in the fifth minute and was the earliest goal scored by the Timbers this season.

Eryk Williamson delivered his third assist of the season. Both of Williamson's last two assists have come on Mora goals.

The shutout was Steve Clark's third this season and the 35th of his MLS career. Clark is now tied for 28th-most shutouts in MLS history with Andre Blake.

Jeremy Ebobisse appeared in his 71st consecutive match across all competitions for the Timbers dating back to Sept. 8, 2018. The club record for most consecutive appearances across all competitions is 72.

Next Game

The Timbers play host to the Colorado Rapids at Providence Park on Saturday, Oct. 3; kickoff is set for 8 p.m. (Pacific). The Oct. 3 match features a local television broadcast on FOX 12 PLUS with local radio broadcast on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).

Portland Timbers (7-4-3, 24pts) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5-9-0, 15pts)

Sept. 27, 2020 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

Portland Timbers 1 0 1

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:

POR: Mora (Williamson), 5

Misconduct Summary:

VAN: Gutiérrez (caution), 8

VAN: Cavallini (caution), 40

VAN: Bikel (caution), 45+1

POR: Farfan (caution), 45+2

POR: Paredes (caution), 49

Lineups:

POR: GK Clark, D Bonilla, D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Farfan, M D. Chara, M Paredes (Ebobisse, 77), M Loría (Y. Chara, 57), M Williamson (Valeri, 45), M Polo, F Mora (Niezgoda, 77)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Ivacic, D Cascante, M McGraw, D Villafaña, M Zambrano

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Four players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Ebobisse, 2); FOULS: 16 (Farfan, 4); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3

VAN: GK Meredith, D Nerwinski (Ricketts), D Godoy, D Rose, D Gutiérrez (Milinkovic, 64), M Dájome (Raposo), M Bikel, M Owusu, M Adnan, F Montero, F Cavallini

Substitutes Not Used: GK Boehmer, D Cornelius, D Veselinovic, M Baldisimo, M Metcalfe, F Bair

TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Cavallini, Montero, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Montero, 2); FOULS: 16 (Bikel, 4); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES:6

Referee: Ted Unkel

Assistant Referees: Mike Rottersman, Chris Elliot

Fourth Official: Brandon Stevis

VAR: Alejandro Mariscal

Weather: Clear, 66 degrees

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial

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