RECAP | Timbers lose 1-0 to Atlanta United FC

Portland next play San Jose on Sept. 26

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers fell 1-0 to Atlanta United FC Saturday night at Providence Park.

Up next, the Timbers face three-straight matches on the road, beginning with a contest at the San Jose Earthquakes on Sept. 26.

Goal-Scoring Plays

ATL – Alexey Miranchuk (Miguel Almirón, Júnior Alonso), 28th minute: Alexey Miranchuk received a ball inside the right side of the box and curled a left-footed shot through traffic inside the lower far post.

Notes

• Portland (9-12-5, 32pts) is in ninth position in the Western Conference following tonight’s result.
• Tonight’s result snapped the Timbers’ 15-game scoring streak across all competitions.
• Despite the result, Portland remains the third-highest scoring side in the Western Conference with 47 goals scored through 26 matches at the conclusion of tonight’s match.
• Cole Bassett started in his 150th regular season match tonight.
• James Pantemis made his 60th regular season appearance for Portland, moving into third all-time for the club in the category amongst goalkeepers.
• David Da Costa started his 50th regular season match in Green and Gold.

Next Game

The Timbers go on the road to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, Sept. 26, the first of three-straight away contests. Kickoff from PayPal 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 (9-12-5, 32pts) vs. Atlanta United FC (7-14-5, 26pts)

September 19, 2026 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Scoring Summary:
ATL: Miranchuck (Almirón, Alonso), 28

Misconduct Summary:
POR: Chara (caution), 25
POR: Waterman (caution), 45+1
ATL: Galoppo (caution), 45+1
ATL: Muyumba (caution), 64

Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D Hernández (Guerra, 85), D Surman, D Waterman, D Fory (Smith, 75), M Bassett (Fernández, 75), M Chara © (Ortiz, 75), M Da Costa, F Lassiter, F Antony (Janssen, 58), F Velde

Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, D Bonetig, D K. Miller, D E. Miller

TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Velde, 9); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Velde, 2); FOULS: 4 (Chara, 2); OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2

ATL: GK Hoyos, D Jacob (Edwards, 32), D Díaz (Mihaj, 82), D Alonso, D Báez, M Amaro, M Muyumba (Fortune, 82), M Galoppo (Sanchez, 65), M Miranchuk, F Almirón ©, F Embolo

Substitutes Not Used: GK Hibbert, M Gill, F Picault, F Brennan, F S. Santos

TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Embolo, Almirón, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (three players tied, 1); FOULS: 11 (Muyumba, 4); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 3

Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Chris Wattam, Rhett Hammil
Fourth Official: Ramy Touchan
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 22,874

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.