Goalkeeper James Pantemis made a career-high and club record 13 saves in the match
SANDY, Utah – Playing a third straight match on the road, the Portland Timbers suffered a 2-0 result against Real Salt Lake at America First Field on Saturday afternoon. The Timbers will return home to play their first match at Providence Park in a month on Saturday, May 9, hosting Sporting Kansas City.
Record-Setting Saves
Goalkeeper James Pantemis set a new club and personal record for saves in a match with 13. The record was previously held by Jake Gleeson with 11 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 7, 2016. Prior to today’s match, Pantemis’ single-game high for saves was nine, set against Nashville SC on March 8, 2025.
Goal-Scoring Plays
RSL – Zavier Gozo (Sergi Solans), 10th minute: Sergi Solans received the ball in the center of the pitch, drove towards goal and played it forward for Zavier Gozo, who finished a one touch strike into the bottom right near post.
RSL – Diego Luna (Juan Manuel Sanabria), 28th minute: Diego Luna played a give-and-go with Juan Manuel Sanabria into the left side of the box before slotting a shot into the bottom right corner with his left foot.
Notes
- Today’s match marked Portland’s third straight road game.
- The Timbers will return home to play their first match at Providence Park in a month on Saturday, May 9, hosting Sporting Kansas City.
- Goalkeeper James Pantemis set a new club and personal record with 13 saves in the match.
- The record was previously held by Jake Gleeson with 11 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 7, 2016.
- Prior to today’s match, Pantemis’ single-game high for saves was nine, set against Nashville SC on March 8, 2025.
Next Game
The Timbers will return home for the first time in a month to host Sporting Kansas City at Providence Park on Saturday, May 9. Kickoff is set for 7:30pm PT on Apple TV in English and Spanish with local radio broadcasts on 105.1 FM/1080 AM The Fan (English) and La GranD 93.5 FM/1150AM (Spanish).
Portland Timbers (3-6-1, 10pts) vs. Real Salt Lake (6-3-1, 19pts)
May 2, 2026 – America First Field (Sandy, Utah)
Goals by Half |
1 |
2 |
F |
Real Salt Lake |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Portland Timbers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Scoring Summary:
RSL: Gozo (Solans, Sanabria), 10
RSL: Luna (Sanabria), 28
Misconduct Summary:
POR: Fory (caution), 60
POR: Smith (caution), 82
RSL: Sanabria (caution), 85
Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D Bye, D Surman © (K. Miller, 46), D Bonetig (D Smith, 59), D Fory, M Bassett (F Aravena, 59), M Caicedo, F Velde, M Da Costa, F Antony, F Kelsy (F Guerra, 90+1)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Muse, M Chara, D Jura, F Lassiter, F Mora
TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Da Costa, Velde, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Antony, Kelsy, 1); FOULS: 11 (Kelsy, 3); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 13
RSL: GK Cabral, D Junqua, D Yedlin, D Glad (D Quinton, 61), D Gozo (M Booth, 76), D Sanabria, M Luna (F Hezarkhani, 89), M Caliskan, M Spierings (M Ruiz, 89), M Guilavogui, F Solans (F Olantunji, 76)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Stajduhar, F Marczuk, M Dillon, D Katranis
TOTAL SHOTS: 25 (Gozo, 7) SHOTS ON GOAL: 15 (Gozo, 5); FOULS: 16 (Yedlin, Junqua, 3); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant Referees: Brooke Mayo, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Cristian Campo Hernandez
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 20,614
