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Timbers, New York City FC Play to 1-1 Draw at Providence Park

June 24, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers and New York City FC played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night at Providence Park. Evander opened the scoring for Portland in the first half, tallying his fifth goal of the season. NYCFC equalized early in the second half off a free kick, but the Timbers continued to push for a late game-winner as Evander hit the post in the final moments of second-half stoppage time off a direct free kick.

Debuts and Returns

Felipe Mora made his first appearance of the 2023 season, logging 14 minutes as a substitute. Mora earned his first minutes in a match since July 30, 2022, which came on the road against Minnesota United FC. It marked his first appearance in a home match since July 23, 2022. Noel Caliskan made his MLS debut for Portland, logging 45 minutes. It marked his third appearance across all competitions with the Timbers after he featured in both of the team's 2023 US Open Cup matches.

Goals and Assists

Evander notched his fifth goal of the campaign, tying him for the team lead with Franck Boli. Marvin Loría and Cristhian Paredes each recorded an assist on Evander's goal. It was Loría's first assist of the season, while Paredes tallied his second assist of the campaign. Loría became the 12th player to register an assist for the Timbers this season. With his assist, Paredes is the eighth player to record multiple assists for the club in 2023.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Evander (Marvin Loría, Cristhian Paredes), 38th minute: Cristhian Paredes delivered a short pass from inside the box to Marvin Loría near the penalty spot. Loría felt the pressure from multiple defenders and laid the ball off for Evander, who fired a shot from the edge of the box under the crossbar.

NYCFC - Keaton Parks (Matías Pellegrini), 51st minute: Off a set piece, Matías Pellegrini sent a free kick from just outside the box near the left corner to the edge of six-yard for Keaton Parks, who redirected the ball with a header into the back of the net.

Notes

Evander tallied his fifth goal of the season. His five goals are tied for the team lead with Franck Boli.

Marvin Loría recorded his first assist of the 2023 campaign.

Loría is the 12th player to register an assist for the Timbers this season.

Cristhian Paredes tallied his second assist of the season.

Paredes is the eighth player to record multiple assists for the club in 2023.

Noel Caliskan made his MLS debut for Portland, logging 45 minutes as a substitute. It marked his third appearance across all competitions with the Timbers after he featured in both of the team's 2023 US Open Cup matches.

Felipe Mora made his first appearance of the 2023 season, logging 14 minutes as a substitute.

Mora earned his first minutes in a match since July 30, 2022, which came on the road against Minnesota United FC. It marked his first appearance in a home match since July 23, 2022.

Portland is 4-1-1 all-time against NYCFC, outscoring the New York City club by a margin of 8-3 in its six regular season meetings.

The Timbers are unbeaten in their last four regular season matches (3-0-1) with NYCFC.

Portland did not surrender a shot on goal until the 51st minute, allowing just one shot in the first half.

The Timbers held their opponent to just three shots on goal and eight total shots, marking the fifth consecutive match they have surrendered three or less shots on goal and less than 12 total shots.

The Timbers attempted 455 passes in the match - their highest total in a match this season.

Next Game

The Timbers travel to take on Minnesota United FC in their next match on Saturday, July 1, at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. (Pacific) with streaming available on MLS Season Passon the Apple TV app in English and Spanish as well as local radio broadcasts, 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).

Portland Timbers (5-8-7, 22pts) vs. New York City FC (4-7-9, 210pts)

June 24, 2023 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

Portland Timbers 1 0 1

New York City FC 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:

POR: Evander (Loría, Paredes), 38

NYCFC: Parks (Pellegrini), 51

Misconduct Summary:

POR: Mabiala (caution), 50

POR: Bravo (caution), 70

NYCFC: Turnbull (caution), 90

POR: Evander (caution), 90+2

Lineups:

POR: GK Ivacic, D Mosquera, D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Bravo, M D. Chara ©, M Paredes (Caliskan, 45), M Moreno, M Evander, M Loría (Mora, 76), F Boli (Fogaça, 86)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Bingham, D Miller, D Rasmussen, M Gutiérrez, F Niezgoda

TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Evander, Boli, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Evander, 3); FOULS: 15 (Three players tied, 3); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 3, SAVES: 2

NYCFC: GK Freese, D Chanot ©, D O'Toole, D Gray, D Ilenic (Turnbull, 80), M Morales, M Parks, M Haak, F Rodríguez, F Pereira (Pellegrini, 45), F Magno (Jasson, 86)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Barraza, D Cufré, D Owusu, D Benalcazar, D Alfaro, F Segal

TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Four players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Magno, 2); FOULS: 14 (Four players tied, 2); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 6

Referee: Nima Saghafi

Assistant Referees: Adam Garner, Kevin Lock

Fourth Official: Ekaterina Koroleva

VAR: Daniel Radford

Attendance: 22,676

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