The Seattle Sounders managed to score the first goal of the game for the first time in eight games, but ultimately couldn’t make the lead stand up and fell 2–1 to the Portland Timbers. It was the Sounders’ sixth straight regular-season loss, a franchise record.
Highlights
Stats
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
