Overview

• Kempes Tekiela scored on a 38th-minute free kick before Stávros Zarokóstas added a 59th-minute goal and Babacar Diene sealed it in the 87th, with Portland scoring in the 61st.
• The result moved One Knoxville to 14-5-10 and 52 points, good for first place in the USL League One standings.
• Hosting rights are secured for at least a first-round playoff match, which will be the first postseason event at Covenant Health Park.
• Knoxville remains unbeaten in league play at the new venue with nine wins and four draws, conceding just six goals in 13 home matches.
• Two regular-season home games remain on October 19 and October 25, with playoffs set for the first weekend of November and potential extended home-field if Knoxville finishes first.