MLS

St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 58': Daniel Edelman
  • 90'+1': Rafael Navarro
FT
2 - 3
Portland Timbers
  • 42': Kristoffer Velde
  • 45'+3': David Da Costa
  • 48': Kristoffer Velde
  • Red Card 90'+6': Kamal Miller

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St. Louis CITY SC are hosting Portland Timbers at Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC).
  • 1': Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Ben Lundt.
  • 7': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 7': Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Cole Bassett (Portland Timbers).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Carlo Holse (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Conrad Wallem.
  • 11': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
  • 14': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 14': Cole Bassett (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ben Lundt (St. Louis City SC). Assisted by David da Costa.
  • 16': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Lukas MacNaughton.
  • 18': Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Damion Downs (St. Louis City SC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Edelman.
  • 20': Handball by Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Damion Downs (St. Louis City SC).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers).
  • 22': Carlo Holse (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Carlo Holse is caught offside.
  • 24': Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC).
  • 26': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
  • 26': Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC).
  • 33': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers).
  • 34': Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Damion Downs (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
  • 36': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Carlo Holse with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Tomas Totland.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Cole Bassett (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Velde with a cross.
  • 42': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Portland Timbers 1. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
  • 44': Offside, Portland Timbers. Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Conrad Wallem with a cross.
  • 45'+2': David da Costa (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45'+3': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Portland Timbers 2. David da Costa (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jimer Fory.
  • 45'+4': Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Portland Timbers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 0, Portland Timbers 2.
  • 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jeong Sang-Bin replaces Damion Downs.
  • 48': Attempt saved. David da Costa (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ben Lundt (St. Louis City SC). Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 48': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Portland Timbers 3. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David da Costa following a fast break.
  • 49': Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC).
  • 51': Handball by Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Carlo Holse.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
  • 53': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jimer Fory.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carlo Holse with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
  • 56': Handball by Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC).
  • 57': Foul by Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers).
  • 57': Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Portland Timbers 3. Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlo Holse with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Joao Ortiz (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Chará.
  • 60': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Izoita replaces Cole Bassett.
  • 60': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Alexander Aravena replaces Joao Ortiz.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David da Costa.
  • 62': Foul by Eric Izoita (Portland Timbers).
  • 62': Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Eric Izoita (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers).
  • 63': Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ian Smith replaces Jimer Fory because of an injury.
  • 68': Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 70': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers).
  • 70': Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers).
  • 71': Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Eric Izoita.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Substitution, Portland Timbers. José Caicedo replaces Diego Chará.
  • 75': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen replaces Ariel Lassiter.
  • 76': Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City SC).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Alexander Aravena (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ben Lundt (St. Louis City SC). Assisted by David da Costa.
  • 79': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Ben Lundt.
  • 79': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Simon Becher replaces Tomas Totland.
  • 79': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Fallou Fall replaces Daniel Edelman.
  • 80': Attempt missed. José Caicedo (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David da Costa with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Finn Surman replaces Kristoffer Velde.
  • 84': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers).
  • 84': Chris Durkin (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Ian Smith (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Portland Timbers 3. Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alexander Aravena (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David da Costa.
  • 90'+6': Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers).
  • 90'+6': Second yellow card to Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers).
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 2, Portland Timbers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 2, Portland Timbers 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
39.6 Possession 60.4
12 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
220 Accurate Passes 374
291 Passes 444
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 9
9 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.4
53 Long Balls 56
21 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 12
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 13
27 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 32 +34 58
2 FC Dallas 32 +9 54
3 St. Louis CITY SC 32 +11 51
4 Houston Dynamo FC 32 +3 51
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STL St. Louis CITY SC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
39 Benjamin Lundt (GK)
32 Timo Baumgartl
21 Dante Polvara
5 Lukas MacNaughton
24 Daniel Edelman
8 Christopher Durkin
19 Carlo Holse
14 Tomas Totland
6 Conrad Wallem
9 Rafael Navarro
42 Damion Downs
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
Fallou Fall, Riley Lynch, Simon Becher, Mamadou Fall, Jeong Sang-Bin, Christian Olivares, Charles-Emile Brunet, Jaziel Orozco, Miguel Perez.

POR Portland Timbers (4-3-3)

No. Name
41 James Pantemis (GK)
4 Kamal Miller Yellow Card
2 Joel Waterman
27 Jimer Fory
12 Ronald Hernández
21 Diego Chará
17 Cole Bassett
80 Joao Ortiz
10 David Da Costa
99 Kristoffer Velde
7 Ariel Lassiter
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Finn Surman, Eric Izoita, Alexander Aravena, José Caicedo, Ian Smith, Omir Fernández, Vincent Janssen, Hunter Sulte, Eric Miller.

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