RECAP | Portland Timbers suffer 2-0 road loss to Charlotte FC

Portland returns to Providence Park for Cascadia rivalry matchup against Seattle Sounders on May 12

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Playing a third straight road match, the Portland Timbers suffered a 2-0 loss to Charlotte FC at Bank of America on Saturday night. After a scoreless first half, Charlotte broke through in the 54th minute to take the lead and then doubled their score in the final minutes of stoppage time. The Timbers will return to Providence Park to host Cascadia rival Seattle Sounders FC next Sunday, May 12, at 1:45pm PT.

Road Trip

The Timbers closed out a three-game road trip today, their longest stretch of consecutive away games in the 2024 schedule. Portland began the trip with a 2-2 draw against the reigning MLS Cup Champions Columbus Crew on April 20 at Lower.com Field, and then faced LAFC at BMO Stadium on April 27, suffering a 3-2 result. Additionally, the Timbers have played seven of its last nine games away from Providence Park. Tonight’s match against Charlotte also marked the Timbers’ third road match of the season against an Eastern Conference opponent after previously facing Columbus and NYCFC. Portland will play three of their next four games at home, kicking off the homestand with a Cascadia rivalry matchup against Seattle on May 12.

Goal-Scoring Plays

CLT – Nikola Petkovic (Nathan Byrne), 54th minute: Nikola Petkovic received the ball from Nathan Byrne at the top of the box and took a heavy touch to generate space inside the area. The forward then drove a low shot into the bottom right corner of the goal.

CLT – Enzo Copetti, 90+1 minute: Enzo Copetti ran onto the ball at midfield and dribbled down the left and into the box. One-on-one against Timbers goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, the Argentine used his right foot to fire a finish at the near post.

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Notes

• The Timbers closed out a three-game road trip today, their longest stretch of consecutive away games in the 2024 schedule.
• Portland has played seven of its last nine games away from Providence Park.
• Tonight’s match against Charlotte marked the Timbers’ third road match of the season against an Eastern Conference opponent.
• The Timbers faced Charlotte FC for their first-ever meeting in MLS.
• Charlotte became Portland’s 29th opponent faced in its MLS history.
• Portland was shut out for just the second time this season.
• The only other match the Timbers have failed to score in this year was at Houston on March 16.
• Cristhian Paredes led the Timbers in duels won (7), successful dribbles (3) and shots on target (2).
• Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau wore the captain’s armband for the first time in his Timbers career.

Up Next

After three straight games on the road, the Timbers return to Providence Park for its first matchup of the season against rival Seattle Sounders FC. The match kicks off at 1:45pm PT Sunday, May 12, and will be broadcast on FOX as well as MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Local radio broadcasts are available on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).

Portland Timbers (2-5-4, 10pts) vs. Charlotte FC (4-5-2, 14pts)

May 4, 2024 – Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC.)

Scoring Summary: 
CLT: Petkovic (Byrne), 54
CLT: Copetti, 90+1

Misconduct Summary:
POR: Paredes (caution), 20
POR: Williamson (caution), 36
CLT: Tavares (caution), 45+3
CLT: Dejaegere (caution), 45+5
CLT: Privett (caution), 82
CLT: Bronico (caution), 82
CLT: Diani (caution), 90+5

Lineups:
POR: GK Crépeau, D Bravo (Fogaça, 78), D McGraw, D Araujo (Zuparic, 42), D Mosquera, M Williamson, M Paredes, M Rodríguez, M Moreno, M Ayala (Antony, 55), F Mora (Asprilla, 55)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Pantemis, D K. Miller, D E. Miller, D Mabiala

TOTAL SHOTS: 6 (Rodríguez, Paredes, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Paredes, 2); FOULS: 13 (Asprilla, 4); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3, SAVES: 2

CLT: GK Kahlina, D Uronen, D Privett, D Malanda, D Byrne, M Diani, M Westwood, M Petkovic (Bronico, 71), F Tavares (Smalls, 86), F Agyemang (Copetti, 77), F Dejaegere (Urso, 86)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Bingham, D Pedro, D Lindsey, D Diop, M Arfield

TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Petkovic, 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Petkovic, Agyemang, Copetti, 1); FOULS: 12 (Dejaegere, 4); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 3, SAVES: 3

Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Adam Garner
Fourth Official: Filip Dujic
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
Weather: Showers, 68 degrees
Attendance: 27,495