RECAP | Timbers lose 2-1 to Austin FC

Antony scores late penalty for Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. –  Antony converted a penalty kick in the 89th minute but the Portland Timbers lost 2-1 to visiting Austin FC Saturday night at Providence Park.

Goal-Scoring Plays

ATX – Facundo Torres (Joseph Rosales, Besard Sabovic), 25th minute: Facundo Torres gathered a pass in the middle of the Timbers’ box before finishing a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. 

POR – Antony (penalty kick), 89th minute: After earning the late spot kick, Antony stepped up and buried a penalty into the bottom right of the goal. 

ATX – Oleksandr Svatok, 90+4 minute: Oleksandr Svatok found a rebound from a headed shot and tapped a bouncing ball into the middle of the net.

Notes

• The Timbers (8-10-4, 28pts) sit in eleventh place in the Western Conference following tonight’s result.
• Portland has lost just one of its last five games at home, holding a record of 3-1-1 at Providence Park since July 22. 
• In 11 games across all competitions since returning from the summer international window, Portland has gone unbeaten in eight (6-3-2).
• The Timbers have now scored in 12 straight matches across all competitions.
• Antony scored his third goal of the season with the 89th minute penalty.
• The penalty kick marked his fourth goal contribution this season (3G, 1A).
• Antony is one-for-one on the season from the penalty spot.
• Notably, it is the Brazilian’s first regular season penalty taken and scored for the club.
• James Pantemis retains his league lead on saves for the season so far with 104. 
• Portland stays at home next week, playing the middle game of a three-game homestand vs. Minnesota United FC.

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Next Game

Next up, the Timbers return to Portland for the second of a three-match homestand facing Minnesota United FC on Saturday, Sep. 5. Kickoff from Providence Park is set for 7:30pm PT on Apple TV in English and Spanish with local radio broadcasts on KNRK 94.7 FM (English) and La GranD 93.5 FM/1150 AM (Spanish).

Portland Timbers (8-10-4, 28pts) vs Austin FC (6-10-6, 24pts)

August 29, 2026 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Scoring Summary:
ATX: F. Torres (Rosales, Sabovic), 25
POR: Antony (penalty kick), 89
ATX: Svatok, 90+4

Misconduct Summary:
ATX: Biro (caution), 35
ATX: Desler (caution), 47
POR: Caicedo (caution), 89
ATX: Svatok (caution), 90
ATX: Rosales (caution), 90+7

Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D E. Miller (Fernandez, 83), D Surman ©, D K. Miller, D Fory (Smith, 75), M Bassett (Ortiz, 75), M Caicedo, M Da Costa, F Lassiter, F Velde, F Guerra (Antony, 62) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, D Bonetig, D McGraw, D Jura, M Izoita

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Velde, Antony, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (five players tied, 1); FOULS: 9 (Bassett, 4); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 1

ATX: GK Stuver ©, D Desler (Hines-Ike, 71), D Bell (Svatek, 83), D Biro, D Gallagher (Placheta, 63), D Rosales, M E. Torres, M Sabovic, M F. Torres (Sanchez, 83), M Alastuey (Kolmanic, 63), F Vasquez 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Las, D Svatok, D Djordjevic, M Burton, F Ramirez

TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (three players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (three players tied, 1); FOULS: 14 (three players tied, 3); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 4

Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Assistant Referees: Chris Elliot, Jeremy Kieso
Fourth Official: Joe Surgan
VAR: Lukasz Szpala
Attendance: 20,952

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.