Behind early goals from Robbie Keane and Gyasi Zardes, the LA Galaxy beat the Portland Timbers, 2-1, at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon on Saturday afternoon.
The Timbers pulled a goal back on Zarek Valentin's grass-cutter late in the first half, but also lost center back Nat Borchers to an apparent non-contact injury soon after; the 12th-year MLS veteran attempted to walk off the field, then stopped as teammates signaled for him to be carried off. An update by ESPN's Katie Witham during the broadcast indicated a left ankle injury.
LA Galaxy 2, Portland Timbers FC 1
Saturday, July 23, 2016
2016 MLS Regular Season
Providence Park – Portland, Oregon
Scoring Summary:
- LA – Robbie Keane (Assisted by Giovani dos Santos, Jeff Larentowicz) 7’
- LA – Gyasi Zardes (Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng, Jelle Van Damme) 11’
- POR – Zarek Valentin (Assisted by Darlington Nagbe) 41’
Misconduct Summary:
- None
Lineups:
LA Galaxy: Brian Rowe; A.J. DeLaGarza, Daniel Steres, Jelle Van Damme, Dave Romney; Giovani dos Santos (Mike Magee 88’), Nigel de Jong (Baggio Husidic 70’), Jeff Larentowicz, Emmanuel Boateng (Sebastian Lletget 63’); Gyasi Zardes, Robbie Keane ©
Substitutions not used: Dan Kennedy, Leonardo, Rafael Garcia, Alan Gordon.
Head Coach: Bruce Arena
SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; CORNERS: 5; OFFSIDES: 1; SAVES: 5
Portland Timbers FC: Jake Gleeson, Alvin Powell, Nat Borchers (Amobi Okugo 45’+1), Jermaine Taylor, Zarek Valentin (Ned Grabavoy 85’), Ben Zemanski (Jack McInerney 71’), Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri, Lucas Melano,
Substitutions not used: Wade Hamilton, Vytautas Andriuskevicius, Paylor Peay, Jack Barmby
Head Coach: Caleb Porter
SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; CORNERS: 7; OFFSIDES: 2; SAVES: 2
Referee: Alan Kelly
Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson and Kyle Atkins
4th Official: Tyler Ploeger
