Lafc Franchise-record Shutout Streak Ends During Loss At Portland

Kevin Kelsy scored his first extremity this play successful nan sixth infinitesimal of stoppage time, Kristoffer Velde added a extremity and an assistance and nan Portland Timbers hit LAFC 2-1 connected Saturday to break a five-game winless streak.

LAFC (5-1-1) had its franchise-record 571-minute shutout streak extremity and suffered its first nonaccomplishment of nan season. The nine group nan erstwhile people of 550 minutes successful 2024.

The Timbers (2-4-1) won for nan first clip since a 3-2 location triumph complete Columbus successful nan play opener.

Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde astatine nan backmost station for a centering header and Kelsy tapped nan go-ahead extremity into a wide-open net.

Velde scored his 3rd extremity successful nan past 4 games to springiness nan Timbers a 1-0 lead successful nan 32nd infinitesimal — nan first extremity conceded by LAFC this season. Velde, connected nan counter-attack, skipped a changeable from nan correct separator of nan punishment arc wrong nan backmost post.

Forward Son Heung-min and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (rest) did not play for LAFC.

Jude Terry, a 17-year-old who made his first profession start, scored his first MLS extremity successful nan 49th minute. Matthew Evans, astatine nan separator of nan punishment box, tapped a backward walk to Terry for a rising first-touch shot that bent astir nan outstretched limb of goalkeeper James Pantemis and wrong nan backmost station to make it 1-1.

The 19-year-old Evans made his MLS debut.

Ryan Porteous appeared to person scored a extremity pinch a header successful nan 87th infinitesimal but LAFC was ruled offside aft VAR.

Goalkeeper Thomas Hasal made his first commencement this play — and his 4th quality successful 3 years for LAFC — but near nan crippled successful nan 30th infinitesimal aft a collision pinch teammate Artem Smoliokav. Cabral Carter made his MLS debut erstwhile nan 21-year-old replaced Hasal.

Pantemis vanished pinch 4 saves.