The Portland Timbers defeated the LA Galaxy 1-0 in the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Friday evening at Providence Park. Here are three #StatMan takeaways from the match.
6With the 1-0 win, Portland earned its sixth clean sheet across all competitions and fifth in its last eight games. The shutout was also the team's second straight in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup.
1Sebastián Blanco scored his first-ever U.S. Open Cup goal with his deft strike in the 30th minute. The goal was Blanco's sixth across all competitions this year.
97.1%Lawrence Olum played in his second straight match (one in MLS play, one in USOC) and led the team in passing accuracy at 97.