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Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC Play to Scoreless Draw in Cascadia Clash at Lumen Field

June 3, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - Portland Timbers News Release


SEATTLE - The Portland Timbers earned a road point against Cascadia rival Seattle Sounders FC with a 0-0 draw at Lumen Field on Saturday afternoon. With the draw, Portland extended its undefeated streak against Seattle to five straight matches (4-0-1), and eight straight matches (5-0-3) when playing at Lumen Field.

Undefeated Streaks vs. Seattle

The Timbers improved their record over Cascadia rival Seattle to 17-15-7 overall (including playoffs) and 7-8-5 when playing at Lumen Field. With today's draw, the Timbers are undefeated in five straight matches (4-0-1) against the Sounders dating back to Aug. 29, 2021. In that five-game span, the Timbers have outscored Seattle 11-2. Notably, Portland is unbeaten in eight straight regular season matches (5-0-3) when playing Seattle at Lumen Field dating back to August 27, 2017, the longest streak by any team at Lumen Field in MLS history. Before today's draw, the Timbers tallied four straight wins against Sounders FC, marking the first time either side in the Portland vs. Seattle rivalry has won four straight matches against the other in the MLS era. Undefeated at Lumen Field, head coach Giovanni Savarese improved his regular season record over Seattle to 9-5-2, totaling the most wins against the Sounders of any MLS head coach since 2018.

Cascadia Cup Run

Tonight's match marked Portland's third in Cascadia Cup play, in which they aim to defend its 2022 title. Still in contention to do so, the Timbers sit atop of the table with seven points (2W, 1L, 1D) followed by Whitecaps FC with six points (2W, 1L), while Seattle sits at the bottom with one point (0-2-1). Portland claimed its third Cascadia Cup title in club history (2022, 2017, 2012) last year, finishing the 2022 competition with a combined record of 3-0-1 over Seattle (2-0-0) and Vancouver (1-0-1). This season, Portland has a 2-1-1 record with a victory against both Seattle (4-1, April 15) and Vancouver (3-1, May 13), a loss against Vancouver (1-0, April 8), and tonight's 0-0 draw. Evander currently leads the golden boot race in the Cup with two goals after tallying a brace against the Whitecaps on May 13. The Timbers have two remaining matches in the Cup this year, hosting Vancouver once more (Aug. 26), and facing Sounders FC once more on the road (Sept. 2).

Goal-Scoring Plays

None

Notes

The Timbers improved their record over Cascadia rival Seattle to 17-15-8 overall (including playoffs) and 7-8-5 when playing at Lumen Field.

With today's draw, the Timbers are undefeated in five straight matches (4-0-1) against the Sounders dating back to Aug. 29, 2021.

In that five-game span, the Timbers have outscored Seattle 11-2.

Notably, Portland is unbeaten in eight straight regular season matches (5-0-3) when playing Seattle at Lumen Field dating back to August 27, 2017, the longest streak by any team at Lumen Field in MLS history.

Before today's draw, the Timbers tallied four straight wins against Sounders FC, marking the first time either side in the Portland vs. Seattle rivalry has won four straight matches against the other in the MLS era.

Undefeated at Lumen Field, head coach Giovanni Savarese improved his regular season record over Seattle to 9-5-2, totaling the most wins against the Sounders of any MLS head coach since 2018.

Tonight's match marked Portland's third in Cascadia Cup play, in which they aim to defend its 2022 title.

The Timbers sit atop of the table with seven points (2W, 1L, 1D) followed by Whitecaps FC with six points (2W, 1L), while Seattle sits at the bottom with one point (0-2-1).

This season, Portland has a 2-1-1 record in Cascadia Cup play.

Evander currently leads the golden boot race in the Cup with two goals after tallying a brace against the Whitecaps on May 13.

The Timbers have two remaining matches in the Cup this year, hosting Vancouver once more (Aug. 26), and facing Sounders FC once more on the road (Sept. 2).

D. Chara has started more matches (32) against Seattle than any other player in league history.

D. Chara has logged more minutes (2,879) against Seattle than any other player in league history.

Aljaz Ivacic has tallied two clean sheets against Seattle dating back the 2022 season and has only allowed two goals in four consecutive matches against Sounders FC.

Zac McGraw led both teams in clearances with 10.

Eric Miller made his fourth start of the season with the Timbers today.

Claudio Bravo will miss the Timbers' next match against FC Dallas on June 11 due to yellow card accumulation.

Next Game

Up next, the Timbers will host FC Dallas on June 11 at Providence Park. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (Pacific) on FS1 with streaming available on MLS Season Pass on 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).

Video Highlights

Highlights of the match can be downloaded.

Portland Timbers (4-7-5, 17pts) at Seattle Sounders FC (8-6-3, 27pts)

June 3, 2023 - Lumen Field (Seattle, Was.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

Portland Timbers 0 0 0

Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:

None

Misconduct Summary:

POR: D. Chara (caution), 7

POR: Bravo (caution), 70

POR: Paredes (caution), 79

SEA: Ragen (caution), 90+2

Lineups:

POR: GK Ivacic, D Bravo, D McGraw, D Zuparic, D Miller, M D. Chara ©, M Paredes, M Evander, F Moreno (Loría, 66), F Asprilla (Fogaça, 84), F Niezgoda (Boli, 73)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Bingham, D Rasmussen, D Mabiala, D Mosquera, M Blanco, M Caliskan

TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Asprilla, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Asprilla, 2); FOULS: 17 (Bravo, 6); OFFSIDES: 6; CORNER KICKS: 5, SAVES: 1

SEA: GK Frei, D Nouhou, D Ragen, D Baker, D Gomez, M Paulo, M Rusnak, M Chu, F Lodeiro © (Heber, 87), F Baker-Whiting (C. Roldan, 57), F Montero (Ruidiaz, 57)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Cleveland, D Arreaga, M Atencio, M Rowe, M Sousa, M Teves

TOTAL SHOTS: 5 (five players tied, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (Gomez, 3); FOULS: 10 (Paulo, 5); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2

Referee: Allen Chapman

Assistant Referees: Cory Richardson, Jose Da Silva

Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos

VAR: Drew Fischer

Attendance: 42,054

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