Match Report
53 points for Orlando City (9th), 44 for Portland Timbers (8th): a 9-point gap. The last five rounds placed Portland Timbers no better than 27th for form, against 8th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.85/1.5 for Orlando City and 1.21/1.41 for Portland Timbers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, capacity 25,500, hosted the game. J. Marrufo took charge of the match — our records show 45 games refereed with an average of 1.0 yellow cards per game. Orlando City led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Orlando City: Duncan McGuire (39')