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MLS is Back Tournament Final
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake hosted the final.
Event MLS is Back Tournament
Portland Timbers Orlando City SC
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DateAugust 11, 2020 (2020-08-11)
Venue ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, US
Man of the Match Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) [1]
Referee Ismail Elfath [2]
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)

The MLS is Back Tournament Final, known as the MLS is Back Tournament Final presented by Wells Fargo for sponsorship reasons, was a soccer match held on August 11, 2020 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. It was the final match of the MLS is Back Tournament, a competition marking the resumption of the 2020 Major League Soccer season following the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was played behind closed doors due to the pandemic and was broadcast on ESPN beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. [3]

Contents

Portland Timbers won the match 2–1 to win the MLS is Back Tournament and were presented the trophy after the game. As winners, Portland received $300,000 in prize money and also earned a spot in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. They qualified for the United States' third berth, replacing the 2020 MLS Eastern or Western Conference regular season champions which are not the Supporters' Shield champions. [4] [5]

The match was the first MLS final refereed by a woman, with Kathryn Nesbitt acting as an Assistant Referee.

Road to the final

Portland TimbersRoundOrlando City SC
OpponentsResults Group stage OpponentsResults
LA Galaxy 2–1Match 1 Inter Miami CF 2–1
Houston Dynamo 2–1Match 2 New York City FC 3–1
Los Angeles FC 2–2Match 3 Philadelphia Union 1–1
Group F winners
Group F results
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Portland Timbers 37
2 Los Angeles FC 35
3 Houston Dynamo 32
4 LA Galaxy 31
Source: MLS [6]
Final standings Group A winners
Group A results
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Orlando City SC (H)37
2 Philadelphia Union 37
3 New York City FC 33
4 Inter Miami CF 30
Source: MLS [6]
(H) Hosts
OpponentsResults Knockout stage OpponentsResults
FC Cincinnati 1–1 (4–2 p)Round of 16 Montreal Impact 1–0
New York City FC 3–1Quarter-finals Los Angeles FC 1–1 (5–4 p)
Philadelphia Union 2–1Semi-finals Minnesota United FC 3–1

Match

Portland played in a defensive posture for much of the game, allowing Orlando 64% of the possession but not letting them get into good shooting positions. [7] [8] In the 27th minute Portland scored first, with Larrys Mabiala scoring a header from a free kick by Diego Valeri. Orlando responded with a goal 12 minutes later via a move to the end-line by Nani and a pass to the near post that Mauricio Pereyra finished. Portland scored again about 3/4 of the way through the game; Valeri sent a corner kick to Eryk Williamson, who controlled the ball and sent it toward goal, where Jeremy Ebobisse redirected it to Dario Župarić for a tap-in through Nani's legs. Both of Portland's goals were scored by center backs. The game opened up after that, with Orlando committing more players forward in an attempt to level the score, but Portland's defense continued to hold them off until the final whistle. The game finished with Orlando having only one shot on goal – namely their goal – while Portland had six. [8]

Details

Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC
Report
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ismail Elfath
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Portland Timbers
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Orlando City SC
GK12 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Clark
RB15 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Duvall
CB33 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Larrys Mabiala Yellow card.svg 44'
CB13 Flag of Croatia.svg Dario Župarić
LB4 Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Villafaña Yellow card.svg 73'
CM21 Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará Yellow card.svg 70'
CM30 Flag of the United States.svg Eryk Williamson
RW44 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Loría Sub off.svg 67'
AM8 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri (c)Sub off.svg 90+1'
LW10 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco Sub off.svg 89'
CF17 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ebobisse Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella
GK31 Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Ivačič
DF18 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Julio Cascante
DF25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Tuiloma Sub on.svg 90+1'
DF28 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Pablo Bonilla
DF32 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Farfan
MF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Conechny
MF22 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristhian Paredes
MF40 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Renzo Zambrano
FW7 Flag of Peru (state).svg Andy Polo Sub on.svg 67'
FW9 Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Mora Sub on.svg 89'
FW11 Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Niezgoda Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Giovanni Savarese
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GK1 Flag of Peru (state).svg Pedro Gallese
RB2 Flag of Brazil.svg Ruan Yellow card.svg 85'Sub off.svg 87'
CB25 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Carlos Yellow card.svg 47'
CB6 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Jansson
LB4 Flag of Portugal.svg João Moutinho Yellow card.svg 63'
CM20 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Rosell Sub off.svg 79'
CM8 Flag of Ecuador.svg Sebas Méndez Sub off.svg 71'
RW9 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mueller Sub off.svg 71'
AM10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Mauricio Pereyra
LW17 Flag of Portugal.svg Nani (c)Yellow card.svg 73'
CF13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tesho Akindele Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK23 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Rowe
DF3 Flag of the United States.svg Alex DeJohn
DF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Schlegel
DF24 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Smith Sub on.svg 87'
DF27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kamal Miller
MF11 Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Urso Sub on.svg 71'
MF21 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Perea
MF34 Flag of Jamaica.svg Joey DeZart
MF77 Flag of Brazil.svg Robinho
FW18 Flag of the United States.svg Daryl Dike Sub on.svg 78'
FW19 Flag of the United States.svg Benji Michel Sub on.svg 71'
FW29 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Patiño Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Pareja

Man of the Match:
Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) [1]

Assistant referees: [2]
Kathryn Nesbitt
Kyle Atkins
Fourth official: [2]
Joe Dickerson
Video assistant referee: [2]
Allen Chapman
Assistant video assistant referee: [2]
Logan Brown

Match rules [9]

  • 90 minutes, with no extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions. [note 1]

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast on ESPN.

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "MLS is Back final referee crew announced, with first woman to work MLS final". Major League Soccer . August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Full match schedule and TV info unveiled for MLS is Back Tournament". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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