Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC · MLS
Portland Timbers beat Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC met in the MLS at Providence Park in Portland on Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Portland Timbers: K. Kelsy 41'; B. Bye 82'. Seattle Sounders FC: K. Kossa-Rienzi 27'.
How the match went
Portland Timbers saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Portland Timbers had 14 shots with 5 on target, Seattle Sounders FC 16 with 3 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Portland Timbers and 5 to Seattle Sounders FC. Portland Timbers conceded 7 fouls, Seattle Sounders FC 12. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Portland Timbers, 2 for Seattle Sounders FC).
Line-ups
Portland Timbers started in a 4-1-4-1: James Pantemis, Brandon Bye, Finn Surman, Kamal Miller, Jímer Fory, Diego Chará, Ariel Lassiter, Cole Bassett, David Pereira Da Costa, Kristoffer Velde, Kevin Kelsy.
Seattle Sounders FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Andrew Thomas, Paul Arriola, Kim Kee-hee, Stuart Hawkins, Nouhou Tolo, Snyder Brunell, Peter Kingston, Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock, Osaze De Rosario.
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Minute by minute
- 27'Goal! Portland Timbers 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC. K. Kossa-Rienzi (Seattle Sounders FC) scores.
- 41'Goal! Portland Timbers 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC. K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers) scores, assisted by K. Velde.
- 45'Half-time. Portland Timbers 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC.
- 82'Goal! Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC. B. Bye (Portland Timbers) scores, assisted by D. Da Costa.
- 90'Full-time. Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC.
- 1'Corner, Portland Timbers.
- 7'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC: K. Kossa-Rienzi comes on for P. Arriola.
- 10'Attempt blocked. K. Velde (Portland Timbers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 13'Offside, Seattle Sounders FC.
- 16'Corner, Portland Timbers.
- 16'Attempt blocked. K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers), header. xG 0.05.
- 25'Yellow card for P. Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) for foul.
- 27'Goal! Portland Timbers 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC. K. Kossa-Rienzi (Seattle Sounders FC) scores.
- 30'Yellow card for K. Miller (Portland Timbers) for foul.
- 31'Attempt blocked. A. Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 32'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC.
- 32'Attempt saved. N. Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 32'Attempt blocked. A. Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 32'Attempt blocked. P. Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 32'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC.
- 33'Attempt missed. S. Hawkins (Seattle Sounders FC), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 33'Attempt blocked. S. Brunell (Seattle Sounders FC), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 36'Attempt missed. A. Lassiter (Portland Timbers), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 36'Attempt missed. K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 38'Attempt saved. A. Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.
- 41'Goal! Portland Timbers 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC. K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers) scores, assisted by K. Velde.
- 45'8 minutes of added time.
- 45+5'Yellow card for K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers) for simulation.
- 45+9'Attempt missed. A. Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45+9'Attempt missed. O. D. Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC), header. xG 0.09.
- 45'Half-time. Portland Timbers 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC: S. Gomez comes on for P. Kingston.
- 46'Attempt missed. K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 48'Attempt blocked. A. Lassiter (Portland Timbers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 48'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC.
- 49'Attempt saved. J. Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.35.
- 51'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC.
- 51'Attempt missed. N. Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 52'Attempt saved. K. Velde (Portland Timbers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 56'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC.
- 57'Attempt missed. S. Brunell (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 57'Attempt blocked. S. Gomez (Seattle Sounders FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 58'Attempt missed. C. Bassett (Portland Timbers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 64'Attempt missed. N. Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 65'Substitution, Portland Timbers: A. Alves comes on for A. Lassiter.
- 66'Attempt saved. D. Da Costa (Portland Timbers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Yellow card for S. Gomez (Seattle Sounders FC) for foul.
- 73'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC: A. Roldán comes on for K. Kee-hee.
- 73'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC: D. Musovski comes on for O. D. Rosario.
- 76'Attempt missed. F. Surman (Portland Timbers), header. xG 0.07.
- 78'Corner, Portland Timbers.
- 79'Attempt missed. K. Kelsy (Portland Timbers), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 81'Attempt saved. K. Velde (Portland Timbers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Goal! Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC. B. Bye (Portland Timbers) scores, assisted by D. Da Costa.
- 84'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC: A. Lopez comes on for K. Kossa-Rienzi.
- 84'Attempt missed. J. Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC), header. xG 0.02.
- 88'Substitution, Portland Timbers: I. Smith comes on for K. Kelsy.
- 88'Substitution, Portland Timbers: J. Caicedo comes on for C. Bassett.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Portland Timbers.
- 90+4'Substitution, Portland Timbers: O. Fernandez comes on for K. Velde.
- 90'Full-time. Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC.