The Seattle Sounders snapped a six-game winless run against the Portland Timbers, winning 2-1 at Providence Park behind goals from Cristian Roldan and Raúl Ruidíaz on Sunday. The win moved the Sounders to within three points of the playoff line and left the Timbers mired in last place of the Western Conference.
Highlights
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MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Portland Timbers 1
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Venue: Providence Park
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistants: Jeremy Hanson, Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth Official: Abdou Ndiaye
VAR: Geoff Gamble
Attendance: 25,218
Weather: 80 degrees and sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
POR – Felipe Mora (Jonathan Rodriguez, Dario Zuparic) 15’
SEA – Cristian Roldan (Albert Rusnák, Alex Roldan) 19’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan) 50’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Nouhou (caution) 55’
POR – Dario Zuparic (caution) 66’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Jonathan Bell, Nouhou; Cristian Roldan (Danny Leyva 90’+3’), João Paulo (Cody Baker 76’), Obed Vargas, Albert Rusnák (Dylan Teves 90’+3’), Jordan Morris (Paul Rothrock 81’); Raúl Ruidíaz (Danny Musovski 76’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Stuart Hawkins, Sota Kitahara, Léo Chú
Total shots: 7
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 7
Offside: 2
Corner-Kicks: 6
Saves: 1
Portland Timbers – Maxime Crepeau; Kamal Miller, Dario Zuparic, Eric Miller (Dairon Asprilla 81’), Juan Mosquera; Antony (Evander 55’), Diego Chara, Cristhian Paredes (Eryk Williamson 67’), Santiago Moreno; Felipe Mora, Jonathan Rodriguez
Substitutes not used: James Pantemis, Zachery McGraw, David Ayala, Larrys Mabiala, Nathan Fogaca
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 11
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 3