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Portland Timbers v San Diego 3-1 · Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers
FT

3-1

  • K. Velde29'
  • A. Lassiter51'
  • D. Da Costa68'
  • Gabriel Pirani45+1'
San Diego
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Portland Timbers beat San Diego 3-1 in the Major League Soccer.

K. Velde 29', A. Lassiter 51' and D. Da Costa 68' scored for Portland Timbers, Gabriel Pirani 45+1' for San Diego.

Portland Timbers had 30% of the ball to San Diego's 70%; the sides had 11 and 21 shots (5 and 6 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

30%70%

Shots

1121

xG

1.601.38

Shots on Target

56

Corners

07

Pass Accuracy

83%92%

Match timeline

  1. 90+7’Yellow cardPortland Timbers
  2. 90+1’Yellow cardO. Verhoeven
  3. 83’SubstitutionD. Da Costa · On: D. Chara
  4. 83’SubstitutionA. Lassiter · On: V. Janssen
  5. 74’SubstitutionD. Thorhallsson · On: O. Verhoeven
  6. 74’SubstitutionK. Sargeant · On: L. Bombino
  7. 74’SubstitutionK. Velde · On: Antony
  8. 74’SubstitutionC. Bassett · On: J. Ortiz
  9. 74’SubstitutionM. Ingvartsen · On: A. Pellegrino
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Team stats comparison

Portland TimbersSan Diego
  • 30Possession70
  • 11Shots21
  • 5Shots on Target6
  • 1.60xG1.38
  • 0Corners7
  • 3Offsides1
  • 5Saves2
  • 315Passes730
  • 83Pass Accuracy92
  • 14Fouls9
  • 1Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
Major League Soccer
Referee
Rubiel Vazquez, USA
Portland Timbers coach
Jack Cassidy
San Diego coach
Mikey Varas

Match record

Competition
Major League Soccer
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:portland-timbers-vs-san-diego-mls-2026-08-20

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Portland Timbers4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 41James PantemisGK
  • 5Brandon ByeDF
  • 20Finn SurmanDF
  • 4Kamal MillerDF
  • 27Jímer ForyDF
  • 17Cole BassettMF
  • 30José CaicedoMF
  • 7Ariel LassiterMF
  • 10David Pereira Da CostaMF
  • 99Kristoffer VeldeMF
  • 19Kevin KelsyFW

Bench

  • 25Trey Muse
  • 23Ian Smith
  • 15Eric Miller
  • 21Diego Chará
  • 11Antony Alves
  • 80Joao Ortíz
  • 88Gage Guerra
  • 22Omir Fernandez
  • 14Vincent Janssen

Coach · Jack Cassidy

41. James Pantemis (GK)41Pantemis5. Brandon Bye (DF)5Bye20. Finn Surman (DF)20Surman4. Kamal Miller (DF)4Miller27. Jímer Fory (DF)27Fory17. Cole Bassett (MF)17Bassett30. José Caicedo (MF)30Caicedo7. Ariel Lassiter (MF)7Lassiter10. David Pereira Da Costa (MF)10Costa99. Kristoffer Velde (MF)99Velde19. Kevin Kelsy (FW)19Kelsy1. CJ Dos Santos (GK)1Santos3. Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (DF)3Þórhallsson26. Manu Duah (DF)26Duah32. Ian Murphy (DF)32Murphy5. Kieran Sargeant (DF)5Sargeant12. Gabriel Pirani (MF)12Pirani6. Jeppe Tverskov (MF)6Tverskov8. Onni Valakari (MF)8Valakari9. Lewis Morgan (FW)9Morgan7. Marcus Ingvartsen (FW)7Ingvartsen77. Alex Mighten (FW)77Mighten
  • Portland Timbers
  • San Diego

San Diego4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1CJ Dos SantosGK
  • 3Dagur Dan ÞórhallssonDF
  • 26Manu DuahDF
  • 32Ian MurphyDF
  • 5Kieran SargeantDF
  • 12Gabriel Pirani ⚽MF
  • 6Jeppe TverskovMF
  • 8Onni ValakariMF
  • 9Lewis MorganFW
  • 7Marcus IngvartsenFW
  • 77Alex MightenFW

Bench

  • 18Duran Ferree
  • 33Oscar Verhoeven
  • 27Luca Bombino
  • 97Christopher McVey
  • 70Alejandro Alvarado Jr
  • 20Aníbal Godoy
  • 19David Vazquez
  • 99Elias Achouri
  • 90Amahl Pellegrino

Coach · Mikey Varas

Major League Soccer table

Western Conference
#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps241446+3046
2Houston Dynamo251348+443
3FC Dallas251276+743
4San Jose Earthquakes251258+841
5St. Louis City251186+741
8Portland Timbers259511032
9San Diego258611030
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Full timeline

17 events

  1. 17’Yellow cardA. Lassiter
  2. 29’K. VeldePortland Timbers · assist C. Bassett1–0
  3. 45+1’Gabriel PiraniSan Diego · assist L. Morgan1–1
  4. 51’A. LassiterPortland Timbers · assist J. Fory2–1
  5. 59’SubstitutionO. Valakari · On: A. Alvarado Jr
  6. 59’SubstitutionA. Mighten · On: E. Achouri
  7. 62’SubstitutionB. Bye · On: E. Miller
  8. 68’D. Da CostaPortland Timbers · assist K. Velde3–1
  9. 74’SubstitutionD. Thorhallsson · On: O. Verhoeven
  10. 74’SubstitutionK. Sargeant · On: L. Bombino
  11. 74’SubstitutionK. Velde · On: Antony
  12. 74’SubstitutionC. Bassett · On: J. Ortiz
  13. 74’SubstitutionM. Ingvartsen · On: A. Pellegrino
  14. 83’SubstitutionD. Da Costa · On: D. Chara
  15. 83’SubstitutionA. Lassiter · On: V. Janssen
  16. 90+1’Yellow cardO. Verhoeven
  17. 90+7’Yellow cardPortland Timbers

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