Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake played for the Major League Soccer this Thursday, on August 31th 2023. The home team achieved a great 2-1 victory, to pick up important points.
Score
Portland Timbers managed to beat Real Salt Lake by 2-1 in another league match. Before this fixture, the odds of 1.91 were successful for those who decided to bet on them to win.
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Match Goals
The game was exciting and had good doses of excitement. Santiago Moreno scored the first goal in the 13 minutes of the game, while Felipe Mora increased the lead at 64 minutes. But who closed the game at 82 minutes was Cristian Arango with a goal that sealed the victory for Portland Timbers.
Portland Timbers managed to win despite their poor finishing today. With 7 shots in the 90 minutes of play, they hit only 1 on target to score the 2 victory goals.
Real Salt Lake suffered a predictable defeat after a subpar showing on the field. The team only managed 3 shots during the game, displaying a dearth of aggression and an inability to thwart their rivals’ attacks.
Portland Timbers displayed surgical precision in the attack. Despite having only 7 shots in the entire match, they managed to secure a victory. The team’s defensive consistency in maintaining the result, even with a low offensive production, should also be commended.
Cards
The match between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake was marked by the referee’s constant disciplinary actions, including a total of 6 yellow cards shown to players from both teams. Despite this, no red cards were shown.
Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Game Highlights
This match between Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, was played under a clear sky, and featured a total of 1 VAR intervention in the 90 minutes.
Featured Players
The Portland Timbers coach was enlightened today, as Felipe Mora stepped in for Franck Boli to score 1 goal and make an excellent contribution to the positive result.
The Real Salt Lake coach did everything he could today. He even took Anderson Julio off the field to put Cristian Arango on, who came in lit up and came off the bench to score 1 goal, but it wasn’t enough to guarantee his team a positive result.
The star of the day was Santiago Moreno, with 1 goal e 1 assist, the striker simply blew the match away and left the game heavily cheered by the Portland Timbers fans.
Individually, the best player of Real Salt Lake was Brayan Vera. However, unluckily for the defender, his outstanding performance with 1 assist was not enough for the team to leave the field with the 3 points.
Standings
The Real Salt Lake players were very disappointed because, in a hard-fought league like the Major League Soccer, teams at the top of the table can’t afford to leave too many points in the way. They remained with 37 points in 6th place.
FAQ
Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake played for the Major League Soccer on Thursday, on August 31th 2023.
The home team achieved a great 2-1 victory, to pick up important points.
The game was exciting and had good doses of excitement. Santiago Moreno scored the first goal in the 13 minutes of the game, while Felipe Mora increased the lead at 64 minutes. But who closed the game at 82 minutes was Cristian Arango with a goal that sealed the victory for Portland Timbers.
Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake was a game full of disciplinary interventions by the referee. A total of 6 yellow cards were shown throughout the game. Although many players from both teams were yellow-carded, no red cards were shown.
