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FT Saturday, April 11, 2026
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Providence Park · 24,686 att. · FOX

Match Report

Timbers strike late to hand LAFC 1st loss

Kevin Kelsy scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as the Portland Timbers handed LAFC its first defeat of the season on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
1
7
Saves
3
41.9
Possession
58.1
18
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
413
Accurate Passes
606
472
Passes
669
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
31
Long Balls
32
12
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
14
11
Effective Clearances
24
11
Clearances
24

Highlights

01:07 Portland Timbers vs. LAFC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:56 Kristoffer Velde finds the back of the net for Portland Timbers Watch on ESPN 00:28 Ryan Porteous gets on the scoresheet for LAFC Watch on ESPN 00:17 James Pantemis makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41James PantemisG
  2. 6Alex BonetigCD-L
  3. 20Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 27Jimer ForyLB
  5. 5Brandon ByeRB
  6. 10David Da CostaAM
  7. 30José CaicedoLM
  8. 17Cole BassettRM
  9. 9Felipe MoraF
  10. 11AntonyAM-L
  11. 99Kristoffer VeldeAM-R

LAFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Thomas HasalG
  2. 91Nkosi TafariCD-L
  3. 45Kenny NielsenCD-R
  4. 29Artem SmolyakovLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 70Matthew EvansAM
  7. 22Jude TerryLM
  8. 66Mathieu ChoinièreRM
  9. 27Nathan OrdazF
  10. 99Denis BouangaAM-L
  11. 19Tyler BoydAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Matt Evans (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cabral Carter replaces Thomas Hasal because of an injury.
  4. 32' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
  5. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Mathieu Choinière.
  6. 49' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Jude Terry (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Evans.
  7. 56' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Porteous replaces Kenny Nielsen.
  8. 56' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark Delgado replaces Matt Evans.
  9. 58' Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 63' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ian Smith replaces Jimer Fory.
  11. 68' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Denis Bouanga.
  12. 71' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Alexander Aravena replaces Antony.
  13. 76' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Raposo replaces Artem Smoliakov.
  14. 82' Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Kevin Kelsy replaces Felipe Mora.
  16. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ariel Lassiter replaces Cole Bassett.
  17. 90'+6' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Kevin Kelsy (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Bye with a headed pass.
  18. 90'+6' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Chará replaces Kristoffer Velde.

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