MATCH RECAP: Sounders FC Drops 2-1 Result to Portland on Saturday Night at Providence Park

PORTLAND, ORE. – Sounders FC (7-7-3, 24 points) fell 2-1 on the road to the Portland Timbers (7-8-3, 24 points) on Saturday evening at Providence Park. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scored his second goal of the season for Seattle, but Portland’s Brandon Bye found the late winner as the Rave Green suffered their club-record sixth consecutive loss in MLS regular-season play. Brian Schmetzer’s side now begins Leagues Cup 2026 action this week, with a Phase One road match against Liga MX side Toluca FC on Wednesday, August 5 (7:00 p.m. PT / Apple TV, FS1, Univision, El Rey 1360 AM).

MATCH NOTES

• At the time of writing, Seattle sits in ninth place in the Western Conference with 24 points (7-7-3).

• Saturday’s match marked the 44^th regular-season matchup between Seattle and Portland, with the Timbers leading the series 17-16-11.

• Dating back to 1975 in the North American Soccer League, Seattle and Portland have faced-off 126 times in all competitions, with Seattle leading the all-time series 58-49-19.

• Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scored his second goal of the season in the 27^th minute, also bagging a strike against St. Louis CITY SC on March 7.

• Tonight marked a club-record sixth consecutive loss for Seattle, passing the previous record of five from July 11, 2015 – August 9, 2015.

• With the result, Sounders FC remains in third place in the 2026 Cascadia Cup standings with zero points (0-2-0), trailing Portland (2-2-0) and Vancouver (2-0-0) by six points. The Rave Green have two remaining Cascadia Cup fixtures this season against Vancouver, while Portland’s 2026 Cascadia Cup slate is finished. 

• Brian Schmetzer made three changes to the lineup from last week’s match against Philadelphia, with Kim Kee-hee, Peter Kingston and Jesús Ferreira replacing Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Antino Lopez and Hassani Dotson.

• The Rave Green next now begins Leagues Cup 2026 Phase One play with a matchup against Liga MX side Toluca FC on Wednesday, August 5 at Estadio Nemesio Díez (7:00 p.m. PT / Apple TV, FS1, Univision, El Rey 1360 AM).

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Portland Timbers 2

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Venue: Providence Park

Referee: Joe Dickerson

Assistants: Jeremy Hanson, Logan Brown 

Fourth Official: Lorenzo Hernandez

VAR: Carol Anne Chenard

Attendance: 24,686

Weather: 74 degrees and sunny

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA – Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 27’

POR – Kevin Kelsy 41’

POR – Brandon Bye (David Da Costa, Cole Basset) 82’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

SEA – Peter Kingston (caution) 25’

POR – Kamal Miller (caution) 30’

POR – Kevin Kelsey (caution) 45+5’

SEA – Sebastian Gomez (caution) 71’

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Paul Arriola (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 7’, Antino Lopez 84’), Kim Kee-hee (Alex Roldan 73’), Stuart Hawkins, Nouhou; Snyder Brunell, Peter Kingston (Sebastian Gomez HT); Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák – captain, Paul Rothrock; Osaze De Rosario (Danny Musovski 73’)

Substitutes not used: Stefan Frei, Ryan Sailor, Mark O’Neill*

*Tacoma Defiance player available via Short-Term Agreement

Total shots: 14

Shots on goal: 3 

Fouls: 11

Offside: 3

Corner-kicks: 5

Saves: 3

Portland Timbers – James Pantemis; Brandon Bye, Kamal Miller, Finn Surman, Jimer Fory; David Da Costa, Cole Basset (Jose Caicedo 88’), Diego Chara – captain; Ariel Lassiter (Antony 65’), Kevin Kelsey (Ian Smith 88’), Kristoffer Velde (Omir Fernández 90+4’)

Substitutes not used: Trey Muse, Alex Bonetig, Eric Miller, Sawyer Jura, Joao Ortiz

Total shots: 13

Shots on goal: 5

Fouls: 7

Offside: 0

Corner-kicks: 4

Saves: 2