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Portland Timbers Clinch Home Victory with Late Goal
Portland, Oregon – In a hard-fought match at Providence Park, the Portland Timbers secured a thrilling victory over St. Louis City with a final score of 2 to 1. The match, part of Week 26 of the Major League Soccer regular season, was a back-and-forth affair, with both teams looking to impose their game.
St. Louis City opened the scoring in the 50th minute with a goal by A. Watts. However, the Timbers responded quickly, leveling the score in the 56th minute thanks to a goal by Antony. The game remained tied until the final minutes, with both teams creating goal-scoring opportunities. Finally, in the 90th minute, D. Ayala, assisted by S. Moreno, scored the winning goal for Portland, unleashing euphoria at Providence Park.
The match was intense, reflected in the five yellow cards shown (three for Portland Timbers and two for St. Louis City). In terms of statistics, Portland Timbers slightly dominated ball possession with 52%, while St. Louis City had 48%. The Timbers took 18 shots, 7 of which were on target, while St. Louis City shot 17 times, with 8 shots directed at the goal. The Timbers also surpassed their rival in corner kicks, with 7 against 4.
Substitutions portland timbers: at minute 63 F. Mora came in and K. Kelsy went out., at minute 63 C. Paredes came in and J. Ortiz went out., at minute 81 O. Fernandez came in and D. Pereira da Costa went out., at minute 90 E. Miller came in and J. Mosquera went out., at minute 90 D. Chara came in and S. Moreno went out.
Substitutions st. louis city: at minute 64 B. McSorley came in and Joao Klauss went out., at minute 64 J. Girdwood-Reich came in and A. Morales went out., at minute 73 J. Zalinsky came in and T. Totland went out., at minute 88 X. Silva came in and C. Pompeu went out., at minute 88 T. Ostrak came in and S. Becher went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portland Timbers
St. Louis City
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