Mora, Evander each score for the third-straight match.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Playing down a man for the final 42 minutes, the Portland Timbers battled to a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles FC Sunday afternoon at Providence Park.
Felipe Mora struck early in the first half to put the Timbers ahead, but LAFC responded with an equalizer just 10 minutes later. Evander doubled the Timbers’ score line not long after to send them into halftime with the lead. Just minutes into the second half, Portland goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau was whistled for a foul and given a straight red card, forcing the Timbers to 10 men. LAFC then leveled the match with a free-kick goal, leaving the two sides to split points.
Dynamic Duo
Evander recorded a goal and an assist in today’s match, marking his third multi goal contribution performance this year. With four goals and three assists, Evander leads the team in goals and points (10). The 25-year-old Brazilian led the Timbers today in chances created (4), crosses (5) and duels won (10). Felipe Mora, who earned his first start of the 2024 campaign, scored his third goal of the season today, and the 28th of his regular-season career for Portland, surpassing Darlington Nagbe (27) for fourth most in club history. Evander and Mora have each scored in the Timbers’ last three straight matches, marking the first time in club history two players have done so in the same stretch of games. It’s also the first time a Portland player has scored in three consecutive matches since Dairon Asprilla did so in September of 2021.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Felipe Mora (Evander), 11th minute: Juan Mosquera played the ball centrally for Evander, who then delivered the ball into the six-yard box. Felipe Mora ran into the area and flicked the ball into the back of the net.
LAFC – Mateusz Bogusz (Timothy Tillman), 21st minute: Timothy Tillman played a through ball into the box for Mateusz Bogusz, who took a touch and drilled a left-footed strike into the side netting of the goal.
POR – Evander (Juan Mosquera), 34th minute: From just outside of the 18-yard box, Juan Mosquera chipped the ball into the six-yard area. Evander settled the ball with his chest and fired a volley into the top of the net.
LAFC – Mateusz Bogusz, 51st minute: LAFC won a free kick at the top of the box. Mateusz Bogusz stepped up and curled a shot into the upper left corner of the goal.
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Notes
- Portland has scored 16 goals through eight matches this season.
- The Timbers have scored multiple goals in six out of their eight matches this season.
- Evander tallied his team-leading fourth goal today.
- Felipe Mora scored his third goal of the campaign.
- Evander and Mora have each scored in the Timbers’ last three straight matches, marking the first time in club history two players have done so in the same stretch of games.
- It marks the first time any Timbers player has scored in three consecutive matches since Dairon Asprilla did so in September of 2021.
- Mora scored his 28th career regular-season goal for Portland, surpassing Darlington Nagbe (27) for fourth most in club history.
- Evander also tallied an assist in the match, his third of the season, marking his third multi goal contribution performance this year.
- Evander led the Timbers in chances created (4), crosses (5) and duels won (10).
- Juan Mosquera recorded his third assist of the 2024 campaign today.
- Claudio Bravo earned his first start of the season in today’s match.
Next Game
The Timbers will travel to face the Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field on Saturday, April 20. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish and local radio broadcasts, 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).
Portland Timbers (2-3-3, 9pts) vs. LAFC (3-3-2, 11pts)
April 13, 2024 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Scoring Summary:
POR: Mora (Evander), 11
LAFC: Bogusz (Tillman), 21
POR: Evander (Mosquera), 34
LAFC: Bogusz, 51
Misconduct Summary:
POR: Mora (caution), 14
POR: Evander (caution), 40
LAFC: Palencia (caution), 43
LAFC: Bouanga (caution), 45+2
LAFC: Sanchez (caution), 45+4
POR: Crépeau (ejection), 48
LAFC: Hollingshead (caution), 71
LAFC: Bogusz (caution), 76
LAFC: Atuesta (caution), 87
Lineups:
POR: GK Crépeau, D Bravo, D K. Miller, D Araujo, D Mosquera (Asprilla, 67), M Chara ©, M Ayala (Paredes, 45), M Evander, F Rodríguez (E. Miller, 83), F Mora (Pantemis, 48), F Antony (Moreno, 67)
Substitutes Not Used: D Mabiala, M Williamson, F Fogaça
TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (three players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Rodríguez, 2); FOULS: 12 (Evander, Rodríguez, 3); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4, SAVES: 2
LAFC: GK Lloris, D Hollingsgead, D Long, D Murillo, D Palencia (Campos, 63), M Atuesta, M Sanchez © (Kamara, 63), M Tillman, F Bouanga, F Bogusz, F Olivera (Ordaz, 86)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Romero, D Chanot, D Segura, M Duenas, F Angel
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Bouanga, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Bogusz, 2); FOULS: 22 (Murillo, 4); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 4, SAVES: 2
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant Referees: Logan Brown, Diego Blas
Fourth Official: Brad Jensen
VAR: Joe Dickerson
Weather: Mostly sunny, 66 degrees
Attendance: 23,245
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
