5 – 4
“Vincent Janssen converts from the penalty spot to give Portland an early lead”
“Marcus Caldeira completes his brace, pulling Minnesota level at 3-3 after trailing by three goals”
Pivotal“Vincent Janssen heads home his hat-trick goal to put Portland back in front”
Pivotal“Substitute Tomas Chancalay scores in stoppage time to set up a nervy finish at 5-4”
Pivotal
Portland Timbers
Minnesota United
Outstanding performance
Portland Timbers•AttackerPortland raced into a commanding lead through Vincent Janssen's early penalty and a Drake Callender own goal, and looked to be cruising at 3-0 after Janssen's second on 26 minutes. But Minnesota United, despite trailing by three, refused to fold - Marcus Caldeira's double either side of half-time and Anthony Markanich's strike hauled them level at 3-3 by the 50th minute, exposing a Portland defense that conceded 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots to Minnesota's 11. Janssen's hat-trick goal and a late Kristoffer Velde strike after a double substitution swing seemed to have settled it at 5-3, only for substitute Tomas Chancalay to set up a nervy finish with a 90th-minute goal. Portland's clinical edge in front of goal - 5 goals from just 11 shots compared to Minnesota's 4 from 17 - proved the difference in a match defined by end-to-end chaos rather than defensive control.
How entertaining was this match?
Tomás ChancalayShot on goal! Tomas Chancalay scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Carlos Harvey
Goal! Tomas Chancalay scores with an assist from Carlos Harvey. The score is now 5-4.
Carlos Harvey is on, and Owen Gene is off.
Mauricio Gonzalez is on, and Anthony Markanich is off.
Offside.
On comes Ian Smith, off goes David Pereira Da Costa.
On comes Joel Waterman, off goes Eric Miller.
Maurice Malone is on, and Kelvin Yeboah is off.
Tomas Chancalay attempts a header but misses the shot.
Yellow card shown to Jefferson Diaz.
Tomas Chancalay comes on for Marcus Caldeira.
Nectarios Triantis comes on for Wil Trapp.
Kristoffer VeldeKristoffer Velde scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Antony
Goal! Kristoffer Velde scores with an assist from Antony Alves Santos, making it 5-3.
Antony Alves Santos replaces Ariel Lassiter.
Diego Ferney Chara Zamora comes on for Vincent Janssen.
Vincent JanssenVincent Janssen scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Ariel Lassiter
Goal! Vincent Janssen scores to make it 4-3, assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
assist: Ariel Lassiter
Goal! Vincent Janssen scores to make it 4-3, assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
Vincent Janssen's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with a score of 3-2.
Goal! Marcus Caldeira scores, bringing the match to 3-3.
Marcus CaldeiraShot from Marcus Caldeira with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Joaquin Pereyra takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Joaquin Pereyra takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Finn Surman.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Kelvin Yeboah has a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kelvin Yeboah takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joaquin Pereyra takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kristoffer Velde takes a shot with his right foot, but it hits the post.
Anthony Markanich scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Anthony Markanich scores to make it 3-2, assisted by Kelvin Yeboah.
On Julio Ortiz, off Jose Luis Caicedo Barrera.
Marcus CaldeiraShot from Marcus Caldeira with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Joaquín Pereyra
Goal! Marcus Caldeira scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Joaquin Pereyra.
Kristoffer Velde takes a shot with his right foot but hits the post.
Corner awarded.
David Pereira Da Costa takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Vincent JanssenShot by Vincent Janssen with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: David Da Costa
Goal! Vincent Janssen scores to make it 3-0, assisted by David Pereira Da Costa.
Michael Boxall receives a yellow card.
Cole Bassett takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Goal! An own goal by Drake Callender makes it 2-0.
Goal! An own goal by Wil Trapp makes it 2-0.
Drake CallenderShot - Drake Callender Other Body Part Shot Own Goal球
Ariel Lassiter takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
Kelvin Yeboah takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Owen Gene takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Vincent JanssenVincent Janssen scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Vincent Janssen scores, making it 1-0.
Shot by Jimer Fory with his right foot is saved.
Joaquin Pereyra takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kelvin Yeboah takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Jefferson Diaz takes a header, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Filip Dujic.
Portland host Minnesota in a pivotal Western Conference clash with just one point separating the two sides in the playoff hunt. The Timbers look to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss, while the Loons aim to extend their unbeaten momentum on the road.
