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AUSTIN, Texas – The Portland Timbers lost 3-1 to Austin FC at Q2 on Saturday night. For Portland, midfielder Dairon scored Asprilla, who scored his fifth record of the 2021 season.
Moments of play
11 ‘- PK TOR (ATX) – Austin took a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute when Cecilio Domíguez converted a penalty. Referee Guido Gonzales, Jr. awarded the penalty after a VAR check for a foul in the penalty area by Portland defender Josecarlos Van Rankin.
14 ‘- GOAL (ATX) – Austin’s Nick Lima put the ball in from the edge of the box.
24 ‘- CHANCE (POR) – A corner kick in Portland went to Pablo Bonilla. The Timbers defender threw a cross at the back post, which Dairon Asprilla headed down, but it steered Bill Tuiloma and just past the right post.
29 ‘- TOR (POR) – Tuiloma was unable to clear the ball while a shot went past Steve Clark. Sebastián Driussi scored to 3-0 for Austin.
37 ‘- CHANCE (POR) – The Timbers patiently worked the ball down the left channel while Diego Chara combined with his brother Yimmi. Yimmi Chara hit a hard shot that Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver had to fend off.
43 ‘- CHANCE (POR) – The Timbers paused when Asprilla stole the ball deep into Portland’s own end and shot it down. He pounded a ball over the defense for Felipe Mora, but the striker’s sharp shot hit the side netting.
46 ‘- CHANCE (POR) – Portland’s Sebastián Blanco, who joined on at halftime, slid a ball through Austin’s defensive chain for Yimmi Chara. Chara made it to the end line and kicked a ball back into the center, but Blanco’s one-off shot went wide.
50 ‘- SAVE (POR) – Driussi (Austin) fired a shot from the edge of the Timbers’ 18-yard space, but Clark quickly made a right to block the shot.
55 ‘- TOR (POR) – Portland scored a goal back when Asprilla took a thunderous shot from the top of the box from Austin, defeating Stuver in the bottom corner. The goal was prepared when Larry’s Mabiala stepped forward to win a ball in midfield. He then played it to Diego Chara, who in turn jumped a pass forward to Asprilla.
60 ‘- CHANCE (POR) – Timbers held up the pressure as Blanco headed down a cross from Yimmi Chara towards the bottom corner, but Stuver parried the ball to throw it away.
The Portland Timbers will travel north to play Seattle Sounders FC as part of MLS Heineken Rivalry Week (7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN) on Sunday, August 29th.
Portland Timbers (7-10-3, 24 pts) vs. Austin FC (5-11-4, 19 pts)
Aug 21, 2021 – Q2 Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Summary of results:
AFC: M Dominguez (penalty), 11
AFC: M Fagundez (D Lima, M Dominguez), 14
AFC: Driussi (M Fagundez), 29
POR: F Asprilla (M D. Chara), 55
Summary of the misconduct:
POR: Zuparic (caution), 64
AFC: Pochettino (caution), 83
Constellations:
BY: GK Clark, D Van Rankin (D Mabiala 45), D Tuiloma, D Zuparic, D Bonilla (D McGraw 87), M Fochive, M D. Chara ©, M Williamson (M Blanco 45), F Y. Chara ( M Valeri 74), F Mora, F Asprilla (F Niezgoda 87)
Unused substitutes: GK Ivacic, M Bodyly, M Paredes, M Zambrano
ENTIRE CONCLUSIONS: 11 (Y. Chara, 4); TARGET SHOTS: 6 (Y. Chara, 3); FOULS: 8 (Fochive, 3); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5
AFC: GK Stuver, D Lima, D Besler, D Kolmanic (M Jimenez 74), D Cascante, M Fagundez (F Pochettino 75), M Pereira, M Dominguez (M Stroud 85), M Ring © (M Berhalter 84), F. Gallagher, F. Driussi (Romanian 62)
Unused substitutes: GK Tarbell, D Kleemann, F Dijitte, F Redes
TOTAL BEATS: 19 (three tied players, 3); SCORES: 9 (Dominguez, 3); FOULS: 4 (four players if there is a tie, 1); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 5
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson, Diego Blas
Fourth official: Brandon Stevis
WHERE: Daniel Radford
Weather: Sunny, 94 degrees
All statistics included in this box score are unofficial
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