For everything that has gone right for the Seattle Sounders this year, their home form continues to confound. Coming off a three-wins-in-seven-days road trip, the Sounders fell flat against the Portland Timbers, eventually losing 2-0 on Sunday in front of the biggest crowd since the 2019 MLS Cup.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 0 – Portland Timbers 2
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistants: Logan Brown, Micheal Barwegen
Fourth Official: Nima Saghafi
VAR: Tim Ford
Attendance: 45,737
Weather: 70 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
POR – Sebastian Blanco (Felipe Mora) 58’
POR – Felipe Mora 90’+5’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
POR – Josecarlos Van Rankin (caution) 44’
POR – Giovanni Savarese (caution) 45’
POR – Diego Valeri (caution) 76’
LINEUPS & STAT
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Alex Roldan (Nicolas Benezet 73’), Xavier Arreaga, Brad Smith (Jimmy Medranda 73’), Shane O’Neill (Fredy Montero 74’), Yeimar; Cristian Roldan, João Paulo, Nicolás Lodeiro; Kelyn Rowe (Will Bruin 88’), Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes not used: Spencer Richey, Nouhou, Danny Leyva, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Josh Atencio
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 14
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 12
Saves: 0
Portland Timbers – Steve Clark; Josecarlos Van Rankin (George Fochive 74’), Claudio Bravo, Dario Zuparic, Larrys Mabiala; Sebastian Blanco (Diego Valeri 65’), Eryk Williamson (Cristhian Paredes 12’, Bill Tuiloma 65’), Diego Chara, Yimmi Chara (Santiago Moreno 74’), Dairon Asprilla; Felipe Mora
Substitutes not used: Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Aljaz Ivacic, Marvin Loria, Blake Bodily
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 12
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 5
POST-MATCH QUOTES & SOUNDBYTES: SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 0 – PORTLAND TIMBERS 2
SOUNDERS FC HEAD COACH BRIAN SCHMETZER
On the overall feeling of the home form this year and against Timbers at home:
“Home form against the Timbers that’s going back a ways.