MLS is Back Tournament final

{{Short description|Championship game of the MLS is Back Tournament}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = MLS is Back Tournament final

| image = Disney's Wide World of Sports (7426504780).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake hosted the final.

| event = MLS is Back Tournament

| team1 = Portland Timbers

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Orlando City SC

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2020|8|11}}

| stadium = ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

| city = Bay Lake, Florida, US

| man_of_the_match1a = Diego Valeri {{nowrap|(Portland Timbers)}}{{cite news |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-08-11-portland-timbers-vs-orlando-city-sc/recap |title=Portland Timbers 2, Orlando City 1 {{!}} MLS is Back Tournament Final Recap |work=Major League Soccer |date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2020}}

| referee = Ismail Elfath{{cite news |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/09/mls-back-final-referee-crew-announced-first-woman-work-mls-final |title=MLS is Back final referee crew announced, with first woman to work MLS final |work=Major League Soccer |date=August 9, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2020}}

| attendance = 0 (behind closed doors)

| weather =

}}

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.{{cite web |title=Full match schedule and TV info unveiled for MLS is Back Tournament |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/mls-is-back-tournament/schedule |website=MLSSoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=June 24, 2020}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/06/10/mls-back-tournament-winner-will-qualify-2021-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league|title=MLS is Back Tournament winner will qualify for 2021 Concacaf Champions League|website=MLSSoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=10 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/concacaf-statement-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-qualification-for-the-winner-of-mls-is-back-tournament|title=Concacaf Statement – Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League qualification for the winner of MLS Is Back tournament|publisher=Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football|date=June 10, 2020}}

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

Road to the final

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!colspan="2"|Portland Timbers

!Round

!colspan="2"|Orlando City SC

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|Opponents

|Results

|Group stage

|Opponents

|Results

style="text-align:center"|LA Galaxy

|2–1

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 1

|style="text-align:center"|Inter Miami CF

|2–1

style="text-align:center"|Houston Dynamo

|2–1

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 2

|style="text-align:center"|New York City FC

|3–1

style="text-align:center"|Los Angeles FC

|2–2

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 3

|style="text-align:center"|Philadelphia Union

|1–1

colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Group F winners

{{MLS is Back Tournament group tables|Group F|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=POR}}

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Final standings

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Group A winners

{{MLS is Back Tournament group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=ORL}}

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|Opponents

|Results

|Knockout stage

|Opponents

|Results

style="text-align:center"|FC Cincinnati

|1–1 {{pso|4–2}}

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Round of 16

|style="text-align:center"|Montreal Impact

|1–0

style="text-align:center"|New York City FC

|3–1

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter-finals

|style="text-align:center"|Los Angeles FC

|1–1 {{pso|5–4}}

style="text-align:center"|Philadelphia Union

|2–1

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi-finals

|style="text-align:center"|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.{{Cite web|last=Sigal|first=Jonathan|date=2020-08-11|title=Portland Timbers 2, Orlando City SC 1 {{!}} MLS is Back Tournament Final Recap|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-08-11-portland-timbers-vs-orlando-city-sc/recap|access-date=2020-08-13|website=MLS Soccer}}{{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City FC: Stats|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-08-11-portland-timbers-vs-orlando-city-sc/stats|access-date=2020-08-13|website=MLS Soccer}} 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.

=Details=

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|time=8:30 p.m. EDT

|team1=Portland Timbers

|score=2–1

|report=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-08-11-portland-timbers-vs-orlando-city-sc/boxscore

|team2=Orlando City SC

|goals1=

Mabiala {{goal|27}}
Župarić {{goal|66}}

|goals2=

Pereyra {{goal|39}}

|stadium=ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida

|attendance=0 (behind closed doors)

|referee=Ismail Elfath

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GK	12	{{flagicon\|USA}} Steve Clark
RB	15	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Duvall
CB	33	{{flagicon\|COD}} Larrys Mabiala	{{yel\|44}}
CB	13	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Dario Župarić
LB	4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jorge Villafaña	{{yel\|73}}
CM	21	{{flagicon\|COL}} Diego Chará	{{yel\|70}}
CM	30	{{flagicon\|USA}} Eryk Williamson
RW	44	{{flagicon\|CRC}} Marvin Loría		{{suboff\|67}}
AM	8	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Diego Valeri (c)		{{suboff\|90+1}}
LW	10	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Sebastián Blanco		{{suboff\|89}}
CF	17	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jeremy Ebobisse		{{suboff\|67}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jeff Attinella
GK	31	{{flagicon\|SVN}} Aljaž Ivačič
DF	18	{{flagicon\|CRC}} Julio Cascante
DF	25	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Bill Tuiloma		{{subon\|90+1}}
DF	28	{{flagicon\|VEN\|football}} Pablo Bonilla
DF	32	{{flagicon\|USA}} Marco Farfan
MF	19	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Tomás Conechny
MF	22	{{flagicon\|PAR}} Cristhian Paredes
MF	40	{{flagicon\|VEN\|football}} Renzo Zambrano
FW	7	{{flagicon\|PER\|football}} Andy Polo		{{subon\|67}}
FW	9	{{flagicon\|CHI}} Felipe Mora		{{subon\|89}}
FW	11	{{flagicon\|POL}} Jarosław Niezgoda		{{subon\|67}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|VEN\|football}} Giovanni Savarese

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|PER\|football}} Pedro Gallese
RB	2	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Ruan	{{yel\|85}}	{{suboff\|87}}
CB	25	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Antônio Carlos	{{yel\|47}}
CB	6	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Robin Jansson
LB	4	{{flagicon\|POR}} João Moutinho	{{yel\|63}}
CM	20	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Oriol Rosell		{{suboff\|79}}
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ECU}} Sebas Méndez		{{suboff\|71}}
RW	9	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Mueller		{{suboff\|71}}
AM	10	{{flagicon\|URU}} Mauricio Pereyra
LW	17	{{flagicon\|POR}} Nani (c)	{{yel\|73}}
CF	13	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Tesho Akindele		{{suboff\|78}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	23	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Rowe
DF	3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Alex DeJohn
DF	15	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Rodrigo Schlegel
DF	24	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kyle Smith		{{subon\|87}}
DF	27	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Kamal Miller
MF	11	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Júnior Urso		{{subon\|71}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|COL}} Andrés Perea
MF	34	{{flagicon\|JAM}} Joey DeZart
MF	77	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Robinho
FW	18	{{flagicon\|USA}} Daryl Dike		{{subon\|78}}
FW	19	{{flagicon\|USA}} Benji Michel		{{subon\|71}}
FW	29	{{flagicon\|COL}} Santiago Patiño		{{subon\|79}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|COL}} Óscar Pareja

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|style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"|

Man of the Match:

Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)

Assistant referees:

Kathryn Nesbitt

Kyle Atkins

Fourth official:

Joe Dickerson

Video assistant referee:

Allen Chapman

Assistant video assistant referee:

Logan Brown

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Match rules{{cite news |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/06/10/mls-back-tournament-competition-guidelines |title=MLS is Back Tournament Competition Guidelines |work=Major League Soccer |date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=June 14, 2020}}

90 minutes, with no extra time.
Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
Maximum of five substitutions.{{refn|group=note|Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.}}

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast on ESPN.

Notes

References

External links

[https://www.mlssoccer.com/mls-is-back-tournament MLS is Back Tournament]

Category:2020 Major League Soccer season

Category:Major League Soccer matches

Category:Portland Timbers matches

Category:Orlando City SC matches

Category:2020 in sports in Florida

Category:August 2020 sports events in the United States

Category:2020 in Orlando, Florida

Category:Soccer competitions in Orlando, Florida

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|PER\|football}} Pedro Gallese
RB	2	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Ruan	{{yel\|85}}	{{suboff\|87}}
CB	25	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Antônio Carlos	{{yel\|47}}
CB	6	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Robin Jansson
LB	4	{{flagicon\|POR}} João Moutinho	{{yel\|63}}
CM	20	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Oriol Rosell		{{suboff\|79}}
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ECU}} Sebas Méndez		{{suboff\|71}}
RW	9	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Mueller		{{suboff\|71}}
AM	10	{{flagicon\|URU}} Mauricio Pereyra
LW	17	{{flagicon\|POR}} Nani (c)	{{yel\|73}}
CF	13	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Tesho Akindele		{{suboff\|78}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	23	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Rowe
DF	3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Alex DeJohn
DF	15	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Rodrigo Schlegel
DF	24	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kyle Smith		{{subon\|87}}
DF	27	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Kamal Miller
MF	11	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Júnior Urso		{{subon\|71}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|COL}} Andrés Perea
MF	34	{{flagicon\|JAM}} Joey DeZart
MF	77	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Robinho
FW	18	{{flagicon\|USA}} Daryl Dike		{{subon\|78}}
FW	19	{{flagicon\|USA}} Benji Michel		{{subon\|71}}
FW	29	{{flagicon\|COL}} Santiago Patiño		{{subon\|79}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|COL}} Óscar Pareja