Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake

MLS - Regular Season 8 Aug 2021, 02:30
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
🏟 Providence Park (Portland, Oregon) 👤 R. Mendoza Round 24

Match report

Portland Timbers edged past Real Salt Lake 3-2 in the MLS - Regular Season on 8 August 2021.

Real Salt Lake dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 23 shots to Portland Timbers' 13.

The match was played at Providence Park (Portland, Oregon), with R. Mendoza in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 13 - 23 On target 3 - 9 Corners 1 - 14 Fouls 14 - 15 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Dairon Asprilla
Portland Timbers · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Albert Rusnák 1 goal
8 Damir Kreilach 1 goal
8 Aljaz Ivacic 7 saves
8 Pablo Ruiz 1 assist
First half vs second half
Portland Timbers stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–12 10–11
Shots On Goal 2–6 1–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 0–6 1–8
Attacks 54–60 36–63
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 3
90 Attacks 123
29 Dangerous Attacks 72
4 On Target 7
9 Off Target 16
13 Shots Total 23
3 Shots On Goal 9
6 Shots Off Goal 7
4 Shots Blocked 7
8 Shots Inside Box 16
5 Shots Outside Box 7
14 Fouls 15
1 Corners 14
0 Offsides 1
36% Ball Possession 64%
1 Yellow Cards 5
7 Saves 0
280 Passes Total 493
204 Passes Accurate 403
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Portland Timbers · 4-3-3
31 A. Ivacic
2 J. Rankin 13 D. Zuparic 25 B. Tuiloma 5 C. Bravo
44 M. Loría 20 G. Fochive 22 C. Paredes
23 Y. Chará 9 F. Mora 27 D. Asprilla
Real Salt Lake · 4-4-1-1
18 Z. MacMath
22 A. Herrera 15 J. Glad 44 T. Datkovic 4 D. Toia
10 J. Menéndez 6 P. Ruiz 25 E. Luiz 11 A. Rusnák
8 D. Kreilach
14 R. Rubin
Portland Timbers
Coach
G. Savarese
Substitutes
  • 26 Hunter Sulte
  • 28 Pablo Bonilla
  • 33 Larrys Mabiala
  • 85 Zac McGraw
  • 10 Sebastián Blanco
  • 98 Blake Bodily
  • 8 Diego Valeri
  • 40 Renzo Zambrano
Real Salt Lake
Coach
F. Juarez
Substitutes
  • 51 Andrew Putna
  • 30 Marcelo Silva
  • 3 Ashtone Morgan
  • 26 Noah Powder
  • 13 Nick Besler
  • 16 Maikel Chang
  • 29 Anderson Julio
  • 9 Justin Meram
  • 7 Bobby Wood
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Blanco ↓ M. Loría Portland Timbers
  • 65' ↑ D. Váleri ↓ D. Asprilla Portland Timbers
  • 76' ↑ N. Powder ↓ D. Toia Real Salt Lake
  • 76' ↑ B. Wood ↓ Everton Luiz Real Salt Lake
  • 81' ↑ L. Mabiala ↓ Y. Chará Portland Timbers
  • 86' ↑ M. Chang ↓ J. Menéndez Real Salt Lake
  • 89' ↑ Z. McGraw ↓ F. Mora Portland Timbers
Cards
  • 6' J. Glad Real Salt Lake
  • 13' J. Menendez Real Salt Lake
  • 45+1' E. Luiz Real Salt Lake
  • 48' A. Herrera Real Salt Lake
  • 87' M. Chang Real Salt Lake
  • 89' D. Valeri Portland Timbers
Head-to-head
Portland Timbers 8 5 draws 3 Real Salt Lake
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2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers 3 - 3
2024-07-14 Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake 3 - 0
Recent form
Portland Timbers D D D W D
Real Salt Lake L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake?
Portland Timbers won 3-2 against Real Salt Lake on 8 August 2021.
Who won Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake?
Portland Timbers won the match 3-2.
Where was Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake played?
The match was played at Providence Park (Portland, Oregon).
Who had more possession in Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.