“Logan Farrington opens the scoring right before halftime, finishing a move assisted by Shaquell Moore after Dallas won a corner from a saved effort.”
Pivotal“Joaquin Valiente doubles Dallas's lead after Petar Musa's earlier shot was saved, latching onto the rebound-style buildup to make it 2-0.”
Pivotal“Ariel Lassiter pulls one back for Portland in stoppage time, finishing off a Gage Guerra assist to set up a nervy finish for Dallas.”
Dallas
Portland Timbers
Outstanding performance
Portland Timbers•AttackerDallas rode a first-half Logan Farrington strike and a disciplined defensive shape to frustrate a Portland side that dominated the ball, finishing with 61% possession and 18 shots to Dallas's 9. The visitors created more danger through the middle periods but were repeatedly denied, missing a big chance and seeing five shots on target go unrewarded until the closing stages. Substitute-fueled changes flipped the pace of the match after 75 minutes, and Joaquin Valiente's 87th-minute finish looked to have sealed it before Ariel Lassiter's stoppage-time strike gave Portland brief hope. Dallas held on for a result that keeps them competitive in a congested playoff picture, while Portland will rue their profligacy in front of goal despite dominating the underlying numbers.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Gage Guerra takes a header shot but misses.
Ariel Lassiter's left-footed shot is saved.
Antony Alves Santos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Ariel LassiterAriel Lassiter scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Gage Guerra
Goal! Ariel Lassiter scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Gage Guerra.
Ronald Hernandez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Lalas Abubakar comes on for Bernard Kamungo.
Shot from Joaquin Valiente with his left foot results in a goal.
Petar Musa takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
assist: Petar Musa
Goal! Joaquin Valiente scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Petar Musa.
Kamal Miller is on, and Ian Smith is off.
Petar Musa takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Cole Bassett attempts a header but misses the shot.
Kristoffer Velde's right-footed shot is blocked.
Gage Guerra's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Substitution: Patrickson Delgado comes on for Ramiro Moschen Benetti.
Substitution: Petar Musa comes on for Logan Farrington.
Herman Johansson takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Logan Farrington takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Antony Alves Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Gage Guerra, off Omir Fernandez.
On Christian Cappis, off Shaquell Moore.
On comes Herman Johansson, off goes Ran Binyamin.
Ariel Lassiter takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Cole Bassett takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Santiago Moreno takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ariel Lassiter is on, and Julio Ortiz is off.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Offside.
KaickYellow CardYellow card issued to Kaick.
Julio Ortiz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Logan FarringtonLogan Farrington takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Bernard Kamungo has a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
assist: Shaq Moore
Goal! Logan Farrington scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Shaquell Moore.
Antony Alves Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Kristoffer Velde takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Cole Bassett takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Bernard Kamungo takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Cole Bassett takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Kristoffer Velde takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Timothy Ford.
FC Dallas welcome Portland to Toyota Stadium riding strong recent form and a remarkable 19-match unbeaten home streak in this series, while the Timbers look to build on a red-hot attacking run that's pushed them back into playoff contention. With Dallas sitting fourth and Portland eighth, both sides have plenty to play for as the regular season winds down.
