MLS NEXT Pro Portland Timbers 2

Timbers2 Earn Fourth Straight Win with 2-1 Victory against Houston Dynamo 2

Published on June 16, 2023 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Portland Timbers 2 News Release


HOUSTON, Tex. - Timbers2 rallied to earn a 2-1 comeback win against Houston Dynamo 2 at SaberCats Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Goals from Tega Ikoba and Florián Monzón helped secure T2's fourth consecutive victory and sixth in the 2023 campaign.

Goal-Scoring Plays

HOU - Yair González (penalty kick), 24th minute: Houston Dynamo 2 earned a penalty kick and Yair González converted the attempt from the spot.

POR - Tega Ikoba (Alex Moreno), 39th minute: Alex Moreno chipped a through ball into the path of Tega Ikoba, who dribbled towards the top of the box and drove a low shot into the right corner of the goal.

POR - Florián Monzón (penalty kick), 70th minute: T2 earned a penalty kick and Florián Monzón converted the attempt from the spot.

Next Match

Up next, T2 will travel to face Austin FC II at Parmer Field on Sunday, June 18. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. (Pacific) and will be streamed live on www.MLSNEXTPro.com.

Timbers2 (6-7-0, 18pts) vs. Dynamo 2 (6-5-2, 22pts)

June 15, 2023 - SaberCats Stadium (Houston, Tex.)

Scoring Summary:

HOU:González (penalty kick), 24

POR: Ikoba (Moreno), 39

POR: Monzón(penalty kick), 70

Misconduct Summary:

POR: Monzón(caution), 35

POR: Ikoba (caution), 45+1

POR: Weber (caution), 63

HOU: Pannenberg (caution), 69

POR: Penn (caution), 86

Lineups:

POR: GK Bilichuk, D Bravo, D Clegg, D Ferdinand, M McCartney (Kubrako, 34), M Vang (Aman, 79), M Moreno (Weber, 57), M Pope, M Penn, F Monzón, F Ikoba (Enriquez, 79)

Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Elizalde

TOTAL SHOTS: 5 (Monzón, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Monzón, 2); FOULS: 15 (Monzón, Clegg, 3); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 6

HOU: GK Pannenberg, D LeFlore, D Maples, D Murana, D Juarez, M González, M Auguste (Rodriguez, 83), M Castilla, F Ndoye (Soto, 83), F Evans, F Gonzalez

Substitutes Not Used: Munteanu, Grey, Cordova, Orejuela, Lampman, Udanoh

TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Evans, Gonzalez, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (González, 3); FOULS: 7 (Auguste, 4); OFFSIDES: 6; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 1

Referee: Katherine McCormick

Assistant Referees: Samuel Zamora, Benjamin Davis

Fourth Official: Melvin Rivas

Weather: Sunny, 96 degrees

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.

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