The Timbers battle AC Milan Primavera (U-21) tonight at PGE Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Listen to Timbers broadcaster Andy McNamara call the action live on portlandtimbers.com. Follow the match with an up-to-the-minute match & stat tracker.
Scoring Summary:
Match Highlights:
Timbers vs. AC Milan kickoff at 7:10 p.m.
10th - POR: Troy Ready breaks free into Milan box, called offside
12th - POR: free kick from just outside the penalty area, Higgins' ball is cleared easily by the Milan back line
15th - ACM: Guerci shot on goal, poor effort from the Portland back line, Enrico Travini blasts from the top of the area, Elfvin pushes the ball over the cross bar for a Milan corner
17th - POR: Ambriz breaks free on a through ball from Taylor, offsides
24th - POR: Taylor finds space inside the box and drives home the Timbers first goal of the match, assist by Ambriz
Portland 1 AC Milan 0
30th - ACM: Free kick from 40 yards out; the Portland back line holds strong and easily stops the attack
31st - ACM: Ruggeri goes into the book, yellow card
34th - POR: Lee Morrison issued a yellow card
37th - ACM: Travaini can not finish a brilliant pass from Ancelloti from the top of the area; goal kick
43rd - POR: Jamie Ambriz breaks free but the pass from Olum is too strong, GK Offredi scoops up the ball
End of first half: POR 1, ACM 0
Beginning of the second half, Portland with possession
46th - POR: Gregor on for Olum; Meissner on for Ready
47th - ACM: Da Ros fires a shot into the side of the net; goal kick
48th - ACM: Travaini into the referee's book; yellow card
53rd - POR: Yellow card for Higgins
55th - POR: Jaime Ambriz sends a beautiful cross into the box; Hauge's header bounces past the left post
56th - POR: Andrew Gregor receives a red card; Portland down to 10 men
60th - ACM: Corner taken by Candi; strike by Guerci blocked by Elfvin, Portland gains possession
62nd - ACM: Aubameyang on for Ruggeri
63rd- POR: Griffen on for Marcum; Lara in for Taylor
66th - ACM: Enrico Travaini gets through the Portland defense and chips the ball over Eflvin into the back of the net
POR 1 ACM 1
68th - ACM: Rampinini goes into the referee's book, yellow card
72nd - ACM: Guerci sends his shot well over the cross bar wasting a beautiful pass from Umunegbu
73rd - POR: Harrington on for Ambriz
78th - ACM: Enrico Da Ros fires a shot well over the cross bar from the top of the box wasting a golden opportunity
82nd - ACM: Flena on for Romano
87th - ACM: Cattelan on for Da Ros
89th - ACM: Umunegbu breaks free into the box and fires a well placed shot but is denied by Elfvin
90th - 2 minutes stoppage time
End of Regulation: POR 1 ACM 1; match moves to penalty kicks
POR: Griffin finds the net in the lower right corner
POR 1 ACM 0
ACM: Guerci hits the crossbar
POR 1 ACM 0
POR: Harrington hits the net with a well placed shot into the right corner
POR 2 ACM 0
ACM: Cattelan sends his effort well left of the post
POR 2 ACM 0
POR: Lara fires his shot into the back of the net past the diving keeper
POR 3 ACM 0
ACM: Rampinini catches Elfvin leaning the wrong way and hits the back of the net
POR 3 ACM 1
POR: Morrison hits the clincher with no doubts
POR 4 ACM 1
Final Score:
Portland Timbers 1 AC Milan Primavera 1
Portland wins on penalties (4-1)
Stats:
First Half:
POR: Taylor (Ambriz), 24
Second Half:
ACM: Travaini, 66
Lineups:
POR: GK Eflvin, D Knowles, D Morrison, D Marcum, D Higgins, M Dombrowski, M Taylor, M Olum, M Ready, F Hague, F Ambriz
ACM: GK Offredi, D Flena, D Ruggeri, D Vitofrancesco, D Darmian, M Ancellotti, M Umunegbu, M Guerci, M Travaini, F Da Ros, F Candi
