Portland Timbers                          Vancouver Whitecaps
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Marcelo Salazar           30  8  n     GK Leep The Keep             30  8  n
DF T Grub                    26  8  n     DF Steve Rothery             31 10  n
DF Frankie Salizar           24 10  n     DF Ryan Gauld                21  8  n
DF Willie Moon               23  6  n     DF Rick Witter               14  4  n
DF Evan Welton               22  8  n     DF Richard Gough             10 10  n
MF Kevin Scales              27  8  n     MF Paul McStay               12 10  n
MF Aaron Jones               24 10  n     MF Joey Barton               11 10  n
WG Lon Wells                 30  8  n     WG Todd Cantwell             27 10  n
WG Jhonny Perez              23  8  n     WG Neil McCann               27 10  n
FW A Purdy                   35  8  n     FW Timothy Weah              27  4  n
FW S Lieper                  27  8  n     FW Kai Havertz               25 10  n

Min 0: Portland opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Canadians will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Stuart Dougal (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 2: The ball is crossed in and Rick Witter heads away but only to Lon Wells (POR)...
        ...a neat hit and Leep The Keep   just gets to it for the save.
Min 5: Lon Wells (POR) looks up and spots A Purdy arriving in the box...
        ...the American tees up A Purdy for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Timbers...
        ...score now: POR 1 - VAN 0
Min 9: One pass too many from Vancouver and Portland soon get a cross in...
        ...Aaron Jones (POR) gets his head to it...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is untroubled by that one.
Min 12: Jhonny Perez (POR) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Kevin Scales...
        ...and the American knocks it straight at Leep The Keep   who calmly collects it.
Min 12: Steve Rothery almost penetrates Timbers's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Evan Welton would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 13: Lon Wells (POR) nods the ball down for Aaron Jones on the edge of the box...
        ...Aaron Jones takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Leep The Keep   rushes of his line...
        ...Aaron Jones gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Leep The Keep  ...
        ...but Leep The Keep   just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 13: Todd Cantwell's (VAN) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by T Grub (POR)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Marcelo Salazar.
Min 14: Timothy Weah (VAN) bends his shot past Marcelo Salazar and inside the post....
        ...Excellent goal! ...
        ...Vancouver draw level....
        ...score now: POR 1 - VAN 1
Min 15: Aaron Jones (POR) leaves half the Vancouver side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Rick Witter...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 17: The ball is hooked on towards S Lieper (POR)...
        ...who takes on Rick Witter on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Lon Wells...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Leep The Keep  .
Min 19: Rick Witter hits a short back-pass...
        ...and A Purdy (POR) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...and Portland have the lead...
        ...score now: POR 2 - VAN 1
Min 22: Rick Witter gets overlapped by A Purdy (POR)...
        ...who threads it to S Lieper...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Leep The Keep  .
Min 22: Kai Havertz (VAN) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Neil McCann busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Marcelo Salazar!
Min 25: Lon Wells (POR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Evan Welton but it evades him...
        ...Steve Rothery (VAN) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 26: Here it is..Aaron Jones (POR) flicks on into the path of Kevin Scales...
        ...who spins away from Rick Witter...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is able to collect his shot.
Min 27: Lon Wells and A Purdy weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Vancouver defense and lifts a classy finish over Leep The Keep  .  GOAL!...
        ...Portland are looking strong now...
        ...score now: POR 3 - VAN 1
Min 29: Now the ball comes to Timothy Weah (VAN)...
        ...Kai Havertz has space on the left and Timothy Weah tries to play him in...
        ...only for T Grub (POR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 30: Lon Wells (POR) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Aaron Jones...
        ...who takes a shot but Leep The Keep   had little trouble catching it. 
Min 33: Jhonny Perez (POR) finds Frankie Salizar steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Rick Witter (VAN) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 40: Kevin Scales (POR) finds A Purdy steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Ryan Gauld (VAN) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 40: Timothy Weah opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Evan Welton greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 42: A Purdy finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Leep The Keep   palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Lon Wells who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Leep The Keep   for the save.
Min 45: Now the ball comes to Todd Cantwell (VAN)...
        ...Kai Havertz has space on the left and Todd Cantwell tries to play him in...
        ...only for Frankie Salizar (POR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: Gabriel Jesus on for Kai Havertz(FW)...
        ...Gabriel Jesus will play FW.
Min 45: Steve Hogarth  on for Ryan Gauld(DF)...
        ...Steve Hogarth  will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Portland 3 - Vancouver 1

Min 46: Frankie Salizar's (POR) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Rick Witter (VAN)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Leep The Keep  .
Min 48: Portland break quickly with Jhonny Perez...
        ...he only has Leep The Keep   to beat...
        ...great save by Leep The Keep   but the ball falls to T Grub...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Leep The Keep  .
Min 52: Now the ball comes to S Lieper (POR)...
        ...Aaron Jones has space on the left and S Lieper tries to play him in...
        ...only for Steve Rothery (VAN) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 53: The ball is hooked on towards A Purdy (POR)...
        ...who takes on Richard Gough on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Aaron Jones...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Leep The Keep  .
Min 55: The ball comes in to the area from Aaron Jones...
        ...he rattles it off Leep The Keep  ...
        ...S Lieper (POR) pauses and shoots but Leep The Keep   recovers to make the save.
Min 55: Timothy Weah (VAN) loops a ball over the top for Todd Cantwell...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 58: Now the ball comes to Rick Witter (VAN)...
        ...Timothy Weah has space on the left and Rick Witter tries to play him in...
        ...only for T Grub (POR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 60: Denny Blaine on for A Purdy(FW)...
        ...Denny Blaine will play DF.
Min 60: Eddie Smyth on for Kevin Scales(MF)...
        ...Eddie Smyth will play MF.
Min 60: Mike Hollis on for Aaron Jones(MF)...
        ...Mike Hollis will play MF.
Min 69: Lon Wells (POR) leaves half the Vancouver side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Rick Witter...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 72: Paul McStay almost penetrates Timbers's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Willie Moon would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 73: S Lieper (POR) leaves half the Vancouver side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Rick Witter...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 78: Timothy Weah (VAN) receives a deep pass from Todd Cantwell...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the American player was chatting with Marcelo Salazar when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Vancouver aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 81: (POR) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Lon Wells looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Leep The Keep   looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Vancouver defence were all over the place.
Min 81: Timothy Weah's (VAN) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Frankie Salizar (POR)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Marcelo Salazar.
Min 83: Cheeky back heel from Mike Hollis to release S Lieper in the box...
        ...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 86: Timothy Weah (VAN) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Denny Blaine (POR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 87: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Portland players are waiting...
        ...S Lieper (POR) out jumps Denny Blaine...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Leep The Keep  ...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Portland; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: POR 4 - VAN 1
Min 87: POR now playing Stall
Min 90: Paul McStay (VAN) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Timothy Weah but it evades him...
        ...Frankie Salizar (POR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.


FINAL SCORE: Portland 4 - Vancouver 1


Man Of The Match: Leep The Keep   (VAN)

Portland Timbers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Marcelo Salazar           30 30 30 13  2  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Evan Welton               22 22 22 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frankie Salizar           24 24 24 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Willie Moon               23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF T Grub                    26 26 26 20  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
DF Denny Blaine              19 19 19 15  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Aaron Jones               24 24 24 21  6  n  0  0  0  5 60  7
MF Kevin Scales              27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  0  2 60  6
MF Eddie Smyth               28 28 28 28  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Mike Hollis               21 21 21 18  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG Jhonny Perez              23 23 23 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Lon Wells                 30 30 30 27  2  n  0  0  0  4 90  7
FW A Purdy                   35 35 35 35  4  n  0  0  3  3 60  7
FW S Lieper                  27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  1  4 90  7

Vancouver Whitecaps
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Leep The Keep             30 30 30 13  2  n  0 15  0  0 90  8
DF Richard Gough             10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Steve Rothery             31 31 31 27  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Ryan Gauld                21 16 16 21  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  4
DF Rick Witter               14 14 14 11 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Steve Hogarth             30 18 18 30  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Joey Barton               11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Paul McStay               12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
WG Todd Cantwell             27 27 27 24  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Neil McCann               27 27 27 24  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Kai Havertz               25 25 25 25  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Timothy Weah              27 27 27 27 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Gabriel Jesus             25 25 25 25  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       POR VAN
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Halftime           3   1
Fulltime           4   1
Shots On Target   19   2
Shots             19   2
Saves              1  15
Offsides           2   2
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  53
Revenue           83  83

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  POR  N  57.00 144.33 219.93 
  1  VAN  E  42.60  88.72 189.22 
 46  VAN  E  43.80  90.72 189.62 
 61  POR  N  68.40 162.33 184.58 
 88  POR  S 102.60 232.58  69.58 

 Trainer's Report
Kevin Scales (POR) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Marcelo Salazar (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
A Purdy (POR) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Aaron Jones (POR) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Lon Wells (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jhonny Perez (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Steve Rothery (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Neil McCann (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Todd Cantwell (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Leep The Keep   (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Martin Odegaard (VAN) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Gabriel Jesus (VAN) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Kai Havertz (VAN) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.