Kyle Linhares tallies first goal of the season
PORTLAND, Ore. – Timbers2 fell to North Texas SC 2-1 at Providence Park on Saturday afternoon. An early Portland goal in the first minute of the match from Kyle Linhares wasn’t enough in Portland’s home match after North Texas bounced back, scoring the game winning goal in stoppage time. T2 is back home next Sunday, April 13 to host Colorado Rapids 2 at Providence Park.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Kyle Linhares, 1st minute: Off a long ball from a set piece, Kyle Linhares beat a North Texas defender on the left side of the 18-yard box before firing a right-footed shot into the middle of the goal.
NTX – Daniel Baran (Tarik Scott), 14th minute: Tarik Scott dribbled into the top-right side of the box before crossing the ball into the middle, where Daniel Baran finished the play with a left-footed shot into the lower-right corner of the goal.
NTX – Malachi Molina (Antonio Carrera), 90+3 minute: Antonio Carrera sent a long ball from the goal to the top of the 18-yard box. Malachi Molina, on his first touch, chipped the ball over Trey Muse and into the goal.
Timbers2 (0-1-2, 3pts) vs. North Texas SC (1-3-0, 3pts)
April 5, 2025 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Scoring Summary:
POR: Linhares, 1
NTX: Baran (Scott), 14
NTX: Molina (Carrera), 90+3
Misconduct Summary:
NTX: Newman (caution), 31
NTX: Gall (caution), 45+2
POR: Bunbury (caution), 45+5
POR: Guerra (caution), 45+5
POR: VanVoorhis (caution), 57
NTX: Charles (caution), 85
Lineups:
POR: GK Muse (Burns, 90+8), D Pope, D Johnston © (Carlson, 74), D McGraw, D VanVoorhis, M Enriquez, M E. Izoita (Moreno, 74), M Nuñez (Revaldo, 80), F Bunbury (Eisenberg, 69), F Linhares, F Guerra
Substitutes Not Used: D Carlson, D Nystrom
TOTAL SHOTS: 20 (three players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 10 (three players tied, 2); FOULS: 11 (VanVoorhis, 4); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
NTX: GK Carrera, D Gall (Torquato, 59), D Cisset (Malachi, 29), D Charles, D Newman, M Garcia ©, M Hickam, M Swann, F Baran (Contreras, 82), F Ramirez (Kaakoush, 82), F Scott (Sarver, 59)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Harms, D Sarver, F Salazar
TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Pierre, 11); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Baran, 1); FOULS: 19 (Swann, 5); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 9
Referee: Jamie Padilla
Assistant Referees: Cephas Quartson, CJ Koll
Fourth Official: Christopher Calderon
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
Next Game
Next up, T2 will host Colorado Rapids 2 at Providence Park on Sunday, April 13; tickets are free. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. (Pacific) and will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
