Austin FC had a tough game against The Timbers and managed to climb the standings during week 29 of the United States – MLS 2024 tournament. Daniel Pereira was in charge of converting for Austin FC, in the 41st minute of the first half.
In the 51st minute of the second half, Jonathan Rodríguez was able to change the course of the game, but his shot hit the post and Portland Timbers lost the tie.
Although Portland Timbers tried repeatedly, they could not celebrate. He had more shots than his rival (25), of which 18 reached the goal, 1 was stopped by the post and 6 ended outside.
Brad Stuver distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The Austin FC goalkeeper showed his quality by containing 13 shots.
Another important player in the match was Daniel Pereira. The Austin FC midfielder was the author of 1 goal.
Portland T. head coach Phil Neville proposed a 4-5-1 strategy with Maxime Crépeau in goal; Juan Mosquera, Dario Zuparic, Kamal Miller and Claudio Bravo on the defensive line; Diego Chará, David Ayala, Santiago Moreno, Evander and Jonathan Rodríguez in the middle; and Felipe Mora in the attack.
For their part, those led by Josh Wolff stood with a 4-4-2 formation with Brad Stuver between the three sticks; Jon Gallagher, Julio Cascante, Oleksandr Svatok and Guilherme Biro in defense; Osman Bukari, Jhojan Valencia, Daniel Pereira and Jader Obrian in midfield; and Sebastián Driussi and Diego Rubio up front.
The judge selected for the match at the Providence Park stadium was Alexis Da Silva.
The Timbers will visit Seattle Sounders on the next day. On the Austin FC side, they will play at home against the Colorado Rapids. The Timbers will seek to beat their eternal rival in a new edition of the Cascadia classic.
Changes at Portland Timbers
- 68′ 2T – Diego Ferney Chará Zamora came out for Eryk Tyrek Williamson
- 77′ 2T – Claudio Nicolás Bravo came out for Antony Alves Santos
- 92′ 2T – Maximiliano David Ayala left for Tega Ikoba
Changes at Austin FC
- 64′ 2T – Osman Bukari left for Héctor Osvaldo Jiménez
- 72′ 2T – Diego Iván Rubio Kostner came out for Gyasi A. Zardes
- 82′ 2T – Jader Rafael Obrian Arias left for Owen Michael Wolff and Daniel Alejandro Pereira Gil for Alexander Ring
Booked at Austin FC:
- 22′ 1T Daniel Pereira, 40′ 1T Jader Obrian (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing) and 51′ 2T Brad Stuver (Delay the game)
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-10-03 06:45:01
