Lassiter ties career high with fourth goal of the season
FRISCO, Texas – Despite a late goal from Ariel Lassiter, the Portland Timbers lost 2-1 to FC Dallas Saturday night at Toyota Stadium.
Portland returns home to host Atlanta United FC on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Goal-Scoring Plays
DAL – Logan Farrington (Shaq Moore, Joaquin Valiente), 45th minute: Shaq Moore sent a through ball to Logan Farrington who finished from inside the box with a first-time right-footed shot.
DAL – Joaquin Valiente (Peter Musa), 87th minute: From the right touchline inside the box, Peter Musa placed a ball back into the penalty area where Joaquin Valiente finished into the left of goal.
POR – Ariel Lassiter (Gage Guerra, Kamal Miller) 90+3rd minute: Kamal Miller floated a cross into the box that ricocheted off Gage Guerra’s head on the first bounce. Ariel Lassiter ran onto the loose ball in the box and tapped into the left of goal with the outside of his left foot.
Notes
- The Timbers (9-11-5, 32pts) remain in eighth position in the Western Conference at the conclusion of tonight’s match.
- The Timbers have now scored in 15 straight matches across all competitions, dating back to May 23.
- Portland remain the third-highest scoring side in the Western Conference with 47 goals scored through 25 matches at the conclusion of tonight’s match.
- Ariel Lassiter scored his fourth goal of the season.
- With his stoppage-time strike, Lassiter now has the second-most goals among active Timbers this campaign.
- It marks Lassiter’s ninth goal contribution of the season (4G, 5A) in 20 appearances (10 starts).
- Gage Guerra registered an assist tonight.
- It comes as Guerra’s third goal contribution of the campaign (1G, 2A) in nine appearances (four starts).
- Kamal Miller recorded an assist tonight.
- It’s Kamal Miller’s first assist of the 2026 season and second goal contribution in 21 games (17 starts).
- Joel Waterman and Ronald Hernández registered their first-ever Timbers starts in today’s match.
- Omir Fernandez recorded his first start of the campaign (sixth appearance).
- Ian Smith registered his second start of the campaign and first since March 7 versus Vancouver (18 appearances).
Next Game
The Timbers return home to host Atlanta United FC of the Eastern Conference on Saturday, Sept. 19. Kickoff from Providence Park is set for 7:30pm PT (TICKETS) 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 (9-11-5, 32pts) vs. FC Dallas (12-6-7, 43pts)
September 12, 2026 – Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
Goals by Half |
1 |
2 |
F |
Portland Timbers |
0 |
1 |
1 |
FC Dallas |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Scoring Summary:
DAL: Farrington (Moore, Valiente), 45
DAL: Valiente (Musa), 87
POR: Lassiter (Guerra, K. Miller), 90+3
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Kaick (caution), 47
Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D Hernández, D Surman, D Waterman, D Smith (K. Miller, 84), M Chara ©, M Ortiz (Lassiter, 56), M Bassett, F Antony, F Fernandez (Guerra, 64), F Velde
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, D Bonetig, D E. Miller, D Jura
TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Bassett, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Lassiter, 3); FOULS: 4 (Smith, 2); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3
DAL: GK Daniel, D Moore, D Ibeagha (Musa, 77), D Norris, D Kamungo (Abubakar, 88), M Kaick, M Ramiro © (Delgado, 77), M Binyamin (Johansson, 63), F Valiente, F Moreno (Cappis, 63), F Farrington
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sirios, D Torquato, M Holstad, F Sarver
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (three players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Musa, 2); FOULS: 13 (Farrington, 3); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant Referees: Kali Smith, Gianni Facchini
Fourth Official: Armando Villareal
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 10,925
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
