No one walked away from StubHub Center particularly happy after a clash between the last two MLS Cup champions on Sunday night, as a late own goal by Nat Borchers canceled out Fanendo Adi's fine strike and Darlington Nagbe left the game injured after a bruising tackle by Nigel de Jong.
Adi took advantage of hesitation by Rafael Garcia, who came on as an early substitute for the injured Robbie Rogers, to lash a low drive into the bottom right corner for a deserved Portland lead in the 52nd minute. But Borchers, who was otherwise excellent all evening, dived to nod Sebastian Lletget's driven cross into his own net in the final stages and LA escaped with a point.
But the night's biggest talking point was de Jong's rugged, studs-up challenge on Nagbe in the 73rd, a tackle which drew only a yellow card from referee Allen Chapman yet sparked fury among the Timbers players and coaching staff.
Box Score
- 52’ – POR – Fanendo Adi (Diego Valeri)
- 82' – LA – Nat Borchers (OG)
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Next Up
- LA: Friday at Houston (7 pm ET, UniMás)
- POR: Wednesday vs. Dallas (10:30 pm ET, MLS LIVE)
LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers FC 1
Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016 MLS Regular Season
StubHub Center – Carson, California
Scoring Summary:
POR – Fanendo Adi (Assisted by Diego Valeri) 52’
LA – Nat Borchers (own goal) 84’
Misconduct Summary:
POR – Nat Borchers (caution) 17’
LA – Nigel de Jong (caution) 73’
POR – Ned Grabavoy (caution) 88’
POR – Diego Chara (caution) 90’+1
Lineups:
LA Galaxy: Brian Rowe; Robbie Rogers (Rafael Garcia 8’), Daniel Steres, Jelle Van Damme, Ashley Cole; Baggio Husidic (Alan Gordon 82’), Nigel de Jong ©; Mike Magee, Giovani dos Santos (Bradford Jamieson IV 64’), Sebastian Lletget; Gyasi Zardes.
Substitutions not used: Clement Diop, Dave Romney, Rafael Garcia, Emmanuel Boateng, Ariel Lassiter.
SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; CORNERS: 9; OFFSIDES: 2; SAVES: 1
Portland Timbers FC: Adam Kwarasey; Jermaine Taylor, Chris Klute, Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers; Jack Jewsbury ©, Darlington Nagbe (Ned Grabavoy 76’), Lucas Melano, Diego Valeri (Darren Mattocks 89’), Diego Chara; Fanendo Adi.
Substitutions not used: Taylor Peay, Zarek Valentin, Jake Gleeson, Jack Barmby, Jack McInerney.
SHOTS: 4; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; CORNERS: 3; OFFSIDES: 2; SAVES: 4
Referee: Allen Chapman
Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson and Mike Kampmeinert
4th Official: Kevin Stott
Attendance: 25,667
