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Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC played a thrilling match at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon on April 20th, 2025, as part of Matchday 13 of the Major League Soccer regular season. The game, refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr., ended with a 3-4 victory for Los Angeles FC.
The match started with an early goal for the Timbers in the 8th minute, scored by F. Mora from a penalty kick. However, the home team saw their situation complicate as they received two yellow cards in the 18th and 35th minutes for J. Fory and D. Ayala, respectively. S. Moreno extended the Timbers’ lead in the 42nd minute, but Los Angeles FC quickly responded with a goal from O. Giroud in the 45th minute. This same minute was marked by two yellow cards for LAFC, for M. Delgado and D. Bouanga.
The second half began with more intensity. D. Martinez scored for LAFC in the 64th minute, assisted by D. Bouanga, tying the game after F. Mora’s goal in the 66th minute for the Timbers. Los Angeles FC dominated possession (61%), had more shots on goal (18 shots, 9 on target), and had more corners (6). The Portland Timbers were more efficient with their shots on goal (3 out of 10), although they accumulated 4 yellow cards in the second half. The tension of the match escalated in the final minutes: Los Angeles FC scored their fourth goal, thanks to a penalty converted by D. Bouanga in the 90th minute. The match concluded with a red card for S. Cherundolo of LAFC.
Despite their superiority in possession and shots, Los Angeles FC struggled to secure the win against a combative Portland Timbers team, which was hampered by multiple yellow cards that prevented them from fully developing their game. The final result reflected a vibrant and intense match, worthy of Major League Soccer.
Substitutions portland timbers: at minute 46 J. Rodriguez came in and Antony went out., at minute 74 K. Kelsy came in and F. Mora went out., at minute 74 J. Ortiz came in and D. Ayala went out.
Substitutions los angeles fc: at minute 61 D. Martinez came in and N. Ordaz went out., at minute 78 C. Under came in and M. Delgado went out., at minute 78 J. Ebobisse came in and O. Giroud went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portland Timbers
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