T2 keeps consecutive clean sheets for first time in MLS NEXT Pro history
PORTLAND, Ore. – Timbers2 secured a 3-0 shutout victory over LAFC 2 at Providence Park on Wednesday night. Goalkeeper Lukas Burns helped the team record a second straight clean sheet, while Gage Guerra, Kyle Linhares and Reo Revaldo each scored a goal. With the win, T2 (3-4-2, 12pts) is in eighth place in the Western Conference.
Clean Sheet for the Records
Timbers2 tallied its first-ever consecutive clean sheets its four seasons of MLS NEXT Pro play with tonight’s 3-0 win and the team’s 1-0 victory over Whitecaps FC 2 on May 9. Goalkeeper Lukas Burns stood in net for both matches and had a total of eight saves over T2’s last two matches.
Shooters Shoot
Gage Guerra, Kyle Linhares and Reo Revaldo all scored in tonight’s match. Notably, Guerra tallied a goal and an assist while Linhares registered one goal and two assists to lift T2 to victory. It marked Guerra’s team-leading fourth goal and second assist of the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro campaign. Guerra has tallied five goals and an assist in his last four appearances across all competitions, including the U.S. Open Cup. Linhares tallied both his third goal and team-leading third assist of the season. Revaldo notched his second goal of the campaign. Daniel Nuñez tallied his first professional goal contribution, an assist, in tonight’s match.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Gage Guerra (Daniel Nuñez, Kyle Linhares), 13th minute: Daniel Nuñez precisely crossed the ball towards the center of the six-yard box for Gage Guerra, who struck a right footed shot from just a yard away.
POR – Kyle Linhares (Gage Guerra), 34th minute: Gage Guerra drove down the right side of the 18-yard box before curling a cross to the back post for Kyle Linhares, who full volleyed the ball with power into the back of the net.
POR – Reo Revaldo (Kyle Linhares), 70th minute: Flying down the field with the ball, Kyle Linhares played a perfectly weighted pass out of the defender’s reach and into the box for Reo Revaldo to finish a first touch shot into the left side of the goal with his right foot.
Notes
- Timbers2 won back-to-back matches for the first time this year.
- T2 tallied its first-ever consecutive clean sheets its four seasons of MLS NEXT Pro play.
- Goalkeeper Lukas Burns stood in net for both shutouts and had a total of eight saves over T2’s last two matches.
- Gage Guerra, Kyle Linhares and Reo Revaldo all scored in tonight’s match.
- It marked Guerra’s team-leading fourth goal and second assist of the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro campaign.
- Guerra has tallied five goals and an assist in his last four appearances across all competitions, including the U.S. Open Cup.
- Linhares tallied both his third goal and team-leading third assist of the season.
- Revaldo notched his second goal of the campaign.
- Daniel Nuñez tallied his first professional goal contribution, an assist, in tonight’s match.
Timbers2 (3-4-2, 12pts) vs. LAFC 2 (3-4-2, 12pts)
May 14, 2025 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Scoring Summary:
POR: Guerra (Nuñez, Linhares), 13
POR: Linhares (Guerra), 34
POR: Revaldo (Linhares), 70
Misconduct Summary:
LFC: Diaz (caution), 5
LFC: Jones Jr. (caution), 61
Lineups:
POR: GK Burns, D Bamford, D Smith, D Pope (Jura, 83), D Ondo, M Moreno (Santos, 69), M Johnston ©, M Núñez (Enriquez, 61), F Bunbury (Marquinhos, 61), F Linhares, F Guerra (Revaldo, 61)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Deisenhofer, D Lund, D Izoita, M VanVoorhis
TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Two players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Santos, 2); FOULS: 13 (Moreno, 3); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3
LFC: GK Carter, D Jones Jr. (Ch. Diaz, 61), D Nielsen ©, D Guerra, D Ca. Diaz, M Walters, M Nava, M Zambrano (Wibowo, 61), M Terry, M Moyado, F Mihalíc
Substitutes Not Used: GK Gilmore, D Resich, F Arteaga, F Rosenthal
TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Mihalíc, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Three players tied, 1); FOULS: 15 (Jones Jr., 4); OFFSIDES: 5; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 3
Referee: Dion Coxe-Trieger
Assistant Referees: Eric Krueger, CJ Koll
Fourth Official: Justin St. Pierre
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
Next Game
Next up, T2 will host Tacoma Defiance on Sunday, May 18. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT (TICKETS) and will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
