MLS NEXT Pro Portland Timbers 2

Timbers2 Drop 2-1 Result to St. Louis CITY2

Published on May 26, 2023 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Portland Timbers 2 News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - Timbers2 fell to St. Louis CITY2 2-1 at Providence Park on Thursday evening. With a quick turnaround, T2 travel to take on Earthquakes II on Saturday, May 28 at PayPal Park. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (Pacific) and will be streamed live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Florián Monzón, 4th minute: Off a set piece, Alex Moreno served the ball into the box before a St. Louis defender attempted to clear the ball with a header. Monzón, standing near the penalty kick spot, controlled the ball as it came down and shot a right-footed ball off his first touch, scoring into the right corner of the goal.

STL - Faysal Bettache (John Klein), 34th minute: Klein dribbled the ball towards the left side of the box and passed it off to Bettache, who drove it to the top of the box before curling a left-footed shot into the right corner of the goal.

STL - John Klein (Wan Kuzain), 39th minute: From the left side of the 18-yard box, Kuzain sent a floating ball into the top of the six-yard box where Klein finished the play with a header into left corner of the field.

Next Match

Up next, T2 will travel to face Earthquakes II on Saturday, May 28 at PayPal Park. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (Pacific) and will be streamed live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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Timbers2 (2-7-0, 6pts) vs. St. Louis CITY2 (2-4-4, 13pts)*

May 25, 2023 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Scoring Summary:

POR: Monzón, 5

STL: Bettache (Klein), 34

STL: Klein (Wan Kuzain), 39

Misconduct Summary:

STL: Hackworth (caution), 4

POR: Miscic (caution), 18

POR: Clegg (caution), 69

POR: Monzón (caution), 79

POR: McDowd (caution), 87

Lineups:

POR: GK Sulte, D Clegg, D Bravo, D Ferdinand, D Pope (Elizalde, 90+3), D Jones-Riley (McDowd, 61), M Griffith ©, M Moreno (Vang, 74), F Miscic (McCartney, 61), F Shaul (Ikoba, 61), F Monzón

Substitutes Not Used: GK Miller, D Aman, M Kubrakov, M Enriquez

TOTAL SHOTS: 25 (Monzón, 7); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (six players tied, 1); FOULS: 15 (Monzón, 3); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 6

STL: GK Molina, D Armstrong, D Volmar, D Wentzel, M Palazzolo (Schneider, 60), M Hackworth (Faupel, 75), M Bettache, M Wan Kuzain (Maher, 81), M Rivas (O'Malley, 60), F Klein III, F Ferguson (Armstrong, 81)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Walker, M Gibbs

TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Bettache, Klein, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Bettache, 3); FOULS: 11 (Volmar Wentzel, 2); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 5

Referee: Christopher Calderon

Assistant Referees: Ryan Jung, Eric Krueger

Fourth Official: Mike Hohnolz

Weather: Sunny, 78 degrees

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.

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