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Timbers Record 1-0 Win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC

November 2, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers received a second-half goal from Yimmi Chara to secure a 1-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Providence Park and moved to the top of the Western Conference standings on Sunday night.

Playoff Picture

With the win, Portland (11-5-5, 1.81 ppg) sits atop the Western Conference standings based on points per game. The Timbers enter the final week of the regular season with two matches remaining on their schedule, squaring off against the Colorado Rapids (Nov. 4) and Los Angeles FC (Nov. 8). Sporting Kansas City currently sits in second place (1.8 ppg) and Seattle Sounders FC are in third place at 1.75 points per game.

Streaking

The Timbers are unbeaten in their last four matches, posting a record of 2-0-2. Portland has won four of its last five homes matches at Providence Park, extending its home unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1). Notably, the Timbers have three shutouts in those five matches, while outscoring their opponents 11-3.

Against Vancouver

Portland improved to 13-7-6 all-time against Vancouver in regular-season play, including a record of 8-2-4 in home matches. In matches against Whitecaps FC in Portland, the Timbers have won six of the last seven meetings, outscoring Vancouver by a margin of 14-7. Portland recorded 1-0 shutout wins over Whitecaps FC in both meetings this season.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Yimmi Chara (Jorge Villafaña), 61st minute: Yimmi Chara played the ball to Jorge Villafaña, making a run down the left side of the box. Villafaña dribbled to the end line and delivered a pass back to Chara, who fired a volleyed shot into the back of the net from the center of the box.

Notes

Portland has scored 45 goals this season, which is the most of any MLS club.

Jorge Villafaña made his 100th regular-season appearance with the Timbers. He is the ninth player to appear in 100 MLS regular-season matches for the club.

Villafaña tallied his fifth assist of the season. He is the sixth player to record at least five assists for Portland in 2020.

Villafaña's five assists lead all MLS defenders this season and ties his career high for assists set in 2015 and 2019.

Villafaña has recorded 18 assists in his career with the Timbers, which is the most by any defender in club history. He has now moved into 10th place on Portland's all-eras assist leaderboard.

Yimmi Chara scored his fourth goal of the season. Chara is the fifth Timbers player to score four or more goals this season.

Chara has two game-winning goals in 2020 with both coming in 1-0 home wins.

Goalkeeper Steve Clark recorded his 13th career clean sheet with the club. His 13 clean sheets are tied for second-most among Portland goalkeepers in MLS play with Adam Kwarasey.

Clark appeared in his 50th career match with the Timbers.

The match was the first regular-season game Portland has played in the month of November.

Next Game

The Timbers take on the Colorado Rapids in their regular season home finale on Wednesday, Nov. 4; kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (Pacific). The Nov. 4 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 (11-5-5, 38pts) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8-14-0, 24pts)

Nov. 1, 2020 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

Portland Timbers 0 1 1

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:

POR: Y. Chara (Villafaña), 61

Misconduct Summary:

VAN: Baldisimo (caution), 88

Lineups:

POR: GK Clark, D Bonilla (Farfan, 84), D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Villafaña, M D. Chara, M Williamson, M Polo, M Valeri © (Paredes, 90+5), M Y. Chara (Flores, 84), F Mora (Niezgoda, 78, Loría, 90+5)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Ivacic, D Tuiloma, M Conechny, M Zambrano

TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Valeri, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Y. Chara, 2); FOULS: 16 (D. Chara, 4); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2

VAN: GK Bush, D Nerwinski (Bair, 84), D Veselinović, D Godoy, D Adnan, M Dájome, M Bikel (Baldisimo, 79), M Owusu, M Teibert (Ricketts, 69), F Montero, F Cavallini

Substitutes Not Used: GK Meredith, D Gutiérrez, D Cornelius, M Rose, M Raposo, M Metcalfe

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Cavallini, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Cavallini, 2); FOULS: 7 (Montero, 3); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 2

Referee: Armando Villarreal

Assistant Referees: Ian Anderson, Ryan Graves

Fourth Official: Farhad Dadkho

VAR: Alejando Mariscal

Weather: Clear, 51 degrees

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial

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