Portland Timbers 3:1 San Diego: Match Result

Portland Timbers secured a 3-1 victory over San Diego FC at Providence Park on Wednesday evening, earning three crucial points in the Major League Soccer Regular Season. The result keeps both sides within striking distance of each other in the standings, though Portland remain five points adrift of their opponents in 11th place compared to San Diego's eighth position. The hosts took an early lead and never looked back after finding their rhythm in the final quarter of the first half. K. Velde opened the scoring in the 29th minute, giving Portland the advantage they would need to build upon. San Diego responded before the interval, with Gabriel Pirani pulling one back in the 45th minute and adding another just seconds later in the 46th minute to level matters. The visitors had dominated possession throughout and should have taken more from their dominance, but Portland's defence held firm until the break. A. Lassiter restored Portland's lead in the 51st minute, a moment that shifted the momentum decisively. D. Da Costa then sealed the victory with a goal in the 68th minute, putting the game beyond doubt. Both managers made several changes in the second half, with Portland bringing on five players by the 74th minute as they managed the closing stages. The hosts saw three yellow cards in stoppage time, including one for Lassiter in the 17th minute and two more late on. The statistics told an interesting story. Portland claimed just 30 per cent of possession but managed 10 successful aerial duels against San Diego's six, showing their physical approach. The visitors completed 678 passes to Portland's 268, yet the hosts created three big chances compared to one for the away side. Portland registered five shots on target with a 45 per cent accuracy rate, while San Diego found the net less often despite taking more shots. The result leaves Portland on 28 points in 11th place, matching their win tally of eight but trailing San Diego's 30-point total. San Diego maintain their eighth-place position with six draws compared to Portland's four, suggesting more consistency but not enough to close the gap. Both sides have played 22 matches and head into the final stretch with similar records, though Portland's home form could prove decisive in the coming weeks.

Starting XI
#	Player	number
41	James Pantemis	41
4	Kamal Miller	4
5	Brandon Scott Bye	5
20	Finn Surman	20
27	Jimer Esteban Fory Mejía	27
7	Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña	7
10	David Pereira da Costa	10
17	Cole Bassett	17
30	José Caicedo	30
99	Kristoffer Velde	99
19	Kevin Jesús Kelsy Genez	19

Starting XI

Player

number

Jimer Esteban Fory Mejía

Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña

David Pereira da Costa

Cole Bassett

José Caicedo

Kristoffer Velde

Kevin Jesús Kelsy Genez

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	John David Muse III	25
15	Eric Miller	15
23	Ian Smith	23
21	Diego Ferney Chará Zamora	21
80	Julio Joao Ortiz Landázuri	80
11	Antony Alves	11
14	Vincent Janssen	14
22	Omir Guadalupe Fernandez Mosso	22
88	Gage Guerra	88

Substitutes

Player

number

John David Muse III

Eric Miller

Ian Smith

Diego Ferney Chará Zamora

Julio Joao Ortiz Landázuri

Antony Alves

Vincent Janssen

Omir Guadalupe Fernandez Mosso

Gage Guerra

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	CJ Dos Santos	1
3	Dagur Dan Þórhallsson	3
5	Kieran Sargeant	5
26	M. Duah	26
32	Ian Murphy	32
6	Jeppe Tverskov	6
8	Onni Valakari	8
12	Gabriel Pirani	12
7	Marcus Ingvartsen	7
9	Lewis Morgan	9
77	Alex Mighten	77

Starting XI

Player

number

CJ Dos Santos

Dagur Dan Þórhallsson

Substitutes
#	Player	number
18	Duran Ferree	18
27	L. Bombino	27
33	Oscar Verhoeven	33
97	Christopher McVey	97
19	David Vazquez	19
20	Aníbal Casis Godoy Lemus	20
99	Elias Achouri	99
70	Alejandro Alvarado Jr	70
90	Amahl William D'Vaz Pellegrino	90

Substitutes

Player

number

Aníbal Casis Godoy Lemus

Elias Achouri

Alejandro Alvarado Jr

Amahl William D'Vaz Pellegrino