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Providence Park
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Lisbon's Forrest Cline started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jeremy Ruff's late challenge caught a Lisbon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremy Ruff helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Portland Timbers getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jeremy Ruff hit a great ball. After 7th play minutes Nick Hagen shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Will Bergstrom and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to Lisbon getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Dalton Hunter hit a great ball. If Allen Cain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enoch Guy struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Alvin Fitzpatrick didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lisbon. With his leg Will Bergstrom managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Portland Timbers's Nick Hagen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nick Hagen in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Will Bergstrom, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lisbon's Will Bergstrom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Hagen in the 28th minute of play. Alvin Fitzpatrick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalton Hunter in the 30th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Nick Hagen sped through Lisbon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Will Bergstrom. In the 38th minute, Portland Timbers's Nick Hagen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Alvin Fitzpatrick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Forrest Cline in the 44th minute of play. Alvin Fitzpatrick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalton Hunter, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Nick Hagen in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Will Bergstrom, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nick Hagen made a kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Nick Hagen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portland Timbers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nick Hagen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alvin Fitzpatrick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Forrest Cline, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Nick Hagen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Will Bergstrom was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. The Portland Timbers fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Portland Timbers's Nick Hagen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Will Bergstrom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Hagen, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to Portland Timbers getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Nick Hagen hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Nick Hagen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Will Bergstrom was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Nick Hagen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nick Hagen in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Will Bergstrom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 84 minutes of play, Portland Timbers's Allen Cain made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Will Bergstrom was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 88th minute Kyle Archer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Will Bergstrom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nick Hagen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enoch Guy hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Nick Hagen struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Will Bergstrom didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Portland Timbers.