PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – Felipe Mora scored in the early minutes and the Timbers kept the Whitecaps 1-0 at bay sunday night at Vancouver’s first home game in Portland.
Travel restrictions have forced Canadian Major League Soccer groups to locate transit homes in the United States for the remainder of the season. The Whitecaps will play six of their remaining nine games at Providence Park in Portland.
Whitecaps signage, announcements from the team’s sponsors, circled the box Sunday. The team trains at the University of Portland in isolation in a hotel.
“We’re professional football players, so we have to adapt to all situations,” Portland defenseman Larrys Mabiala said of an away game. “Of course, it’s very much for us. But crazy things are happening in the world today. “
The Whitecaps (5-9-0) had just lost 6-0 to LAFC on Wednesday night, the team’s fifth game in 15 days.
The Timbers (7-4-3) are undefeated in four consecutive games, a 1-0 win over rival Seattle on Wednesday night. Portland, who won the MLS is Back tournament in Florida last summer, challenged protect MLS Cup champions Sounders for the first time. position in the Western Conference.
Mora scored with a headbutt of a loose kick from Eryk Williamson to give the Timbers the early lead, Mora’s fourth goal of the season.
“I felt I could be better defended by all of us,” Vancouver coach Marc Dos Santos said of unemployment. “Unfortunately for us, this has been the case.
The Whitecaps came out of the break more determinedly, Lucas Cavallini approached with a stung headbutt in the 52nd minute, but his time staggered and the attempt was deflected.
“Remorse is likely to go away, but that’s what it is,” Cavallini said. There’s no time to feel sorry for yourself and feel bad and put your head down. Especially myself, I have to be bigger and maintain a positive attitude. “
Vancouver was injured at the time defenseman Cristian Gutierrez injured his right ankle and had to be helped off the field.
Portland replaced his line-up for the game, with regular starters Diego Valeri and Jeremy Ebobisse on the bench. Valeri replaced Williamson at half-time and Ebobisse was replaced with approximately 14 minutes to the end.
Valeri fired a transparent shot at the discount time, but Vancouver goalkeeper Bryan Meredith turned him down.
Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark had his consecutive bleaching.
“It gives you confidence,” Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said of the blank sheet. “It makes you feel like you’re building in the right direction. “
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Although the Timbers and Whitecaps are Cascadia’s rivals, the game did not feature the Cascadia Cup, the trophy created through enthusiasts for the winner of the three-way rivalry with the Seattle Sounders season.
Fans of the 3 groups have that the Cascadia Cup will not be delivered this season because the fans are not in the games.
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