Toronto FC 1 – Portland Timbere 2
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Champion faced the western conference nymber 11 on the board of positions, Portland Timbers, where the head coach, Giovannni Savaresse, went on the pitch with all his best players.
In the first part, the Vanney Boys pardons at least two clear goal opportunities.
On minute 19′ after a corner executed by El Matador, Pozuelo, appears the Canadian National Player, Jonathan Osorio to open the score for the Reds.
Keeping the rithim of the match, a few seconds later comes the answer by Timbers, the same way then TFC, after a corner, Bill Tuiloma equalizes the board making of this an equitable match of soccer.
The ball possession was disputed with jealousy for both teams highlighting the performance of Chris Mavinga who was in the right place all the time.
The second part was inclined on TFC, but on 70′ Jeremy Ebobisse scores assisted by the Argentinian player, Sebastian Blanco, one of the big figures of the American group.
Timbers continue the rest of the game defending the efforts of the local team to rescue at least minimum a point at home.
Even the sacrifices made by the Captain, Michael Bradley, the defensive line still was fragile and on moments disorganized, in addition to the performance of the goalkeeper, Quentin Westberg, who looked tomid or unaccustomed to defend the door that is usually protected by the sensational Alex Bono.
On the front, we saw the absence of the Man of New Jersey, Jozy Altidore, we hope he will be back soon, as of yet, his return is undefined.
Match stats
Lineups
Toronto FC: Westberg, Zavaleta, Morrow, Auro, Mavinga, Delgado (Chapman), Bradley(C), Osorio, DeLeon (Boyd), Pozuelo, Hamilton (Akinola)
Portland Timbers: Clark, Mabiala, Valentin, Tuiloma, Chara, Paredes, Blanco (Cascante), Flores (Villafaña), Valeri(C) (Polo), Ebobisse
Shots: TFC 6 – Timbers 11
Shots on target: TFC 3 – Timbers 3
Possession: TFC 56% – Timbers 44%
Fouls: TFC 8 – Fouls 12
Yellow cards: TFC 1 – Timbers 2
Offsides: TFC 2 – Timbers 1
Corners: TFC 6 – Timbers 5
