St. Louis City Edges Out Portland Timbers in Thrilling Match
St. Louis City SC secured a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Portland Timbers in a Major League Soccer clash at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.
The match began at a frenetic pace, with St. Louis City opening the scoring in the 11th minute through a goal by S. Becher, assisted by M. Hartel. The Timbers responded quickly, leveling the score in the 34th minute with a goal by J. Rodriguez, assisted by F. Mora.
St. Louis City regained the lead in the 34th minute with a converted penalty by E. Lowen, but the Timbers drew level again in the 39th minute with a goal from F. Mora, assisted by Evander.
In the second half, St. Louis City managed to take a decisive advantage with goals from C. Teuchert, N. Thorisson, and N. Thorisson once more. The Timbers attempted to fight back with goals from F. Mora and Evander, but they couldn’t prevent the defeat.
The match was characterized by its intensity and fast pace, with several yellow cards and a red card for F. Mora in the final minutes of the encounter.
St. Louis City SC demonstrated greater attacking efficiency and managed to control the match for much of the game.
Statistics:
* Possession: Portland Timbers 60%, St. Louis City SC 40%
* Shots: Portland Timbers 26 (12 on target, 7 off target), St. Louis City SC 12 (6 on target, 3 off target)
* Corners: Portland Timbers 9, St. Louis City SC 3
* Fouls: Portland Timbers 11, St. Louis City SC 21
* Yellow cards: Portland Timbers 4, St. Louis City SC 3
* Red cards: Portland Timbers 1, St. Louis City SC 0
The match was played at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, under the direction of referee Ramy Touchan.
Substitutions st. louis city: at minute 62 I. Vassilev came in and C. Teuchert went out., at minute 69 H. Kijima came in and N. Thorisson went out., at minute 70 J. Horn came in and J. Reid went out., at minute 87 A. Watts came in and T. Totland went out., at minute 87 J. Girdwood-Reich came in and S. Becher went out.
Substitutions portland timbers: at minute 72 Antony came in and J. Mosquera went out., at minute 72 E. Williamson came in and D. Chara went out., at minute 88 M. Toye came in and D. Ayala went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portland Timbers
St. Louis City
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