Overview
- Portland edged LAFC 2-1 at Providence Park on Saturday as Kevin Kelsy scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to seal the result.
- Kristoffer Velde put the Timbers ahead in the 32nd minute with a shot from the edge of the box that ended LAFC's season-opening shutout run.
- LAFC goalkeeper Thomas Hasal exited in the 30th minute under concussion protocol after a collision, and 21-year-old Cabral Carter debuted in relief and produced a first-half triple save.
- Seventeen-year-old Jude Terry equalized in the 49th minute in his first MLS start, and an 87th-minute Ryan Porteous header was erased after VAR ruled Timothy Tillman offside.
- The defeat marked LAFC's first loss of 2026 as the club rotated heavily ahead of Tuesday's Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg at Cruz Azul, with several first-time MLS starters and veterans rested.