SUMMARY | Portland Timbers draw 2-2 against Houston Dynamo FC

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers capped a three-game week with another result, earning a 2-2 draw against Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday night at Providence Park. The Timbers came from behind twice to earn a point as Felipe Mora scored his eighth goal of the season and Nathan Fogaça tied the game with his first goal of 2024. Evander notched two assists tonight while Jonathan Rodríguez got one, making it six straight games with a goal contribution for the striker.

With Saturday’s result, the Timbers finished a three-game week with seven points (W2, D1). It was the first time this season that the club finished a three-game week with a result in each match, having beaten Sporting Kansas City by a score of 2–1 on May 25 and won at Austin 2–0 on the 29th. may. have now scored in four of their last five home matches, scoring 18 goals at home this season. Notably, the match marked the halfway point of the club’s 2024 season. With 32 goals scored, the Timbers have scored seven more goals than at this point in 2023.

Felipe Mora scored his eighth goal in tonight’s match, assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez and Evander. His eight goals tie him for 10th in MLS. Additionally, Mora has scored in each of Portland’s last five home games, totaling five goals and one assist in that span. Rodríguez earned his fourth assist of the 2024 campaign, totaling a goal contribution for a sixth consecutive game, which is the second longest contributing streak in club history. Three of Rodríguez’s four assists went to Mora. Evander notched two assists tonight, his sixth multi-goal performance of the season. With eight assists this year, Evander is tied for sixth in the league and is just one of four players in the league with at least seven goals and seven assists. Notably, all three Timbers players have recorded 10 or more goals each this year (Evander – 15), (Rodríguez – 10), (Mora – 10).

HOU – Sebastian Kowalczyk, 8th minute: Off a corner kick, the ball deflected off Ethan Bartlow and into the path of Sebastian Kowalczyk, who reacted first to get his right foot on the ball and fire it into the bottom left corner of the net.

POR –– Felipe Mora (Jonathan Rodríguez, Evander), 37th minute: From midfield, Evander sent a through ball to Jonathan Rodríguez who was running down the left channel. Holding the ball, Rodríguez used his right foot to send a low cross into the path of Felipe Mora, who slotted the ball into the back of the net.

HOU –– Adalberto Carrasquilla (Héctor Herrera), 50th minute: Hector Herrera and Adalberto Carrasquilla played a one-two at the top of the box, with the Mexican midfielder finding the winger in the right half-space with a nicked ball for Carrasquilla, who used his right foot to shoot through the goal and in the lower left corner of the goal.

POR –– Nathan Fogaça (Evander), 76th minute: On a set piece deep outside the right side of the box, Evander delivered a ball to the head of Nathan Fogaça, who headed the ball into the left side of the net.

Next, the Timbers hit the road for a match against St. Louis City SC on Saturday, June 8 at CITYPARK. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PT with a stream available on the MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Local radio broadcasts are available on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).

June 1, 2024 – Providence Park (Portland, Oregon)

Summary of scores:
HOU: Kowalczyk, 9 years old
POR: Mora (Rodríguez, Evander), 37 years old
HOU: Carrasquilla (Herrera), 50
POR: Fogaça (Evander), 76

Summary of misconduct:
HOU: Escobar (caution), 27 years old
HOU: Bassi (caution), 52 years old
HOU: Herrera (caution), 53 years old
POR: Zuparic (caution), 67 years old
POR: Evander (caution), 71 years old
POR: Chara (caution), 73 years old
HOU: Micael (caution), 76 years old
POR: Williamson (caution), 82 years old
HOU: Dorsey (caution), 90+5
HOU: Raines (caution), 90+7

Compositions:
POR: GK Crépeau, D Mosquera, D Zuparic, D K. Miller, D Bravo (Araujo, 62 years old), M Chara © (Fogaça, 75 years old), M Paredes (Ayala, 62 years old), M Evander, F Moreno ( Williamson, 81). ), F Mora (Antony, 46 years old), F Rodríguez

Unused substitutes: GK Pantemis, D McGraw, D E. Miller, F Asprilla

TOTAL SHOT: 15 (Rodríguez, 4); SHOT ON GOAL: 4 (four players tied, 1); FAULTS: 19 Chara, 3); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 7; BACKUPS: 1

HOU: GK Tarbell, D Steres, D Micael, D Bartlow, D Escobar (Dorsey, 87), M Artur, M Herrera, M Carrasquilla, F Bassi (Raines, 87), F Kowalczyk (Sviatchenko, 90+4), F Blessing (Aliyu, 57 years old)

Unused substitutes: GK Valdez, D Smith, D Schmitt, M ​​Valverde, F Ferreira

TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Bassi, 3); SHOT ON GOAL: 3 (three players tied, 1); FOULS: 12 (Micael, Escobar, 2); OFFSIDE: 5; CORNERS: 8, SAVES: 1

Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Nick Uranga, Jeffrey Greeson
Fourth official: Calin Radosav
VAR: Michael Radchuk
Weather: Cloudy, 65 degrees
Attendance: 21,214

All statistics contained in this score box are unofficial.