Austin FC fell to Portland Timbers 2-0 on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium. The team is back in action in just three days’ time, as the Verde & Black head west to face Real Salt Lake.
Austin started well and was awarded a penalty in the 13th minute, but Portland goalkeeper James Pantemis saved the ensuing attempt. Austin continued to dominate the flow of the game throughout the first half, creating a flurry of chances and outshooting their opponents 7-1 before the Timbers scored with their first shot on target moments before halftime.
As Verde & Black pressed forward looking for an equalizer after the break, Portland found a second goal from the penalty spot in the 66th minute to confirm the result.
Goal-Scoring Summary
POR (0-1) – Evander Da Silva Ferreira (free kick) 45+3’
POR (0-2) – Jonathan RodrÃguez (penalty) 66’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 89 degrees
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen
Fourth Official: Elton Garcia
VAR: Jon Freemon
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its eighth away match and seventeenth match overall of the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season against Real Salt Lake on Saturday, June 1 at 8:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. MT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
On radio, the match will be broadcast on iHeart Radio’s ALT 97.5 in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
