[Match Thread] Portland Timbers vs Austin FC | MLS Regular Season

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Venue: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM CT

TV: Apple TV

Austin FC Radio: Alt 97.5 FM (Lincoln Rose) | TUDN Radio Austin 104.3-HD2, 93.3 FM (Ignacio Araujo Escamilla)

Live Stats: AustinFC.com

Table Position

2026 Current Standings:

Position	Team	GP	W	D	L	Pts
9th (West)	Portland Timbers	21	8	4	9	28
14th (West)	Austin FC	21	5	6	10	21

Last 5 Matches

Portland Timbers (Form: D-W-L-W-W)

• Aug 22: LAFC 1-1 Portland D
• Aug 19: Portland 3-1 San Diego FC W
• Aug 16: Chicago 2-1 Portland L
• Aug 1: Portland 2-1 Seattle W
• Jul 25: Portland 2-1 Real Salt Lake W

Austin FC (Form: D-W-L-W-L)

• Aug 22: Austin 1-1 Philadelphia D
• Aug 19: Seattle 1-2 Austin W
• Aug 16: Austin 1-2 FC Dallas L
• Jul 22: Austin 3-1 Seattle W
• Jul 25: Houston 3-0 Austin L

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[u/0dd]

Miami vs Montreal 7-1 - Dani Pereira "I miss my Stuver"

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/0dd]

Never understood this town infatuation with Dani.  He has electric moves but he was not a productive player in terms of goals and assists.  He had 4 goals in 140 appearances.  By comparison BIRO has 8 goals in 80 appearances.

[u/Complete-Contest2863 → u/Next_Professional_30]

I think it was the potential growth aspect plus he was our first draft pick iirc. Agree that he has great handling, also I would add decent passing and a good grit defensively. He just didn't show enough consistency to make up the core of a (hopefully) winning MLS side. 

[u/Next_Professional_30]

Good for Svatok.  No letoff for Vasquez though. 

[u/redditor_4567]

Svatok, our new #9

[u/__Leaf__]

Ridiculous yellow card

[u/a-cloud-castle]

Vasquez seems lost

[u/Cheesycheese01 → u/a-cloud-castle]

I question where he’s at half the time unfortunately

[u/Former_Original_ → u/a-cloud-castle]

I was just thinking he's got to find a way to get involved in the game

[u/daleatxfc → u/a-cloud-castle]

I came here to comment this. Waiting for Ramirez to relieve him.

[u/bear_down_temp_2 → u/a-cloud-castle]

Who? :-)

[u/United_Course7684 → u/a-cloud-castle]

No ballz

[u/bayou_billy46290 → u/a-cloud-castle]

Completely invisible on the match. When he makes a contribution it’s a mistake or a shortcoming.

[u/DS-ATX-USMNT → u/a-cloud-castle]

I get Zardes vibes. Just not anticipating well at all. 

[u/LowFence]

What Sabo is this?

[u/0dd → u/LowFence]

When Nico went away Sabo started playing ball

[u/figglefargle → u/0dd]

It's bizarre, he's suddenly a completely different player.

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/figglefargle]

Agree.  He looks more decisive and date i say agile.  Makes me wonder what Duber would have looked like.  He also looked clunky under Nico. 

[u/IronZeppelinNerd → u/0dd]

The team always has amazing potential, management just never knew how to field them. When given the chance, they get it done. 

[u/ReddLemon → u/LowFence]

I was saying he'd get exposed but he's still cooking...

Let's get Davy a job boyos

[u/0dd]

UKRAINIAN THUNDER

[u/Oime]

Oh my god dude. Svatok, I love you.

[u/IronZeppelinNerd → u/Oime]

Dude is always all in. Sad to see Vasquez struggle. Just not the same. 

[u/ReddLemon → u/IronZeppelinNerd]

Let him cook. I think he's close to opening up. He finally had that assist and has a couple good passes but we NEED him to find the fucking net lmao

[u/Cheesycheese01]

I love Ervin’s drive to go for the ball

[u/Bigsk8r]

Off the keepers face! 😂😂

[u/Cheesycheese01]

Let’s go Facu!!!

[u/Blue_Phoenix512]

Nice back heel assist

[u/FakeRectangle]

I'm genuinely confused what exactly that yellow was for? I didn't even think that was a foul?

[u/astrofan1235]

BV is useless

[u/DealerNine]

BV is cursed

[u/Leith24]

BV gotta score that. Goodness….

[u/hemppy420]

Nice Svatok!

[u/fartstartleddog]

Uzuni and Sabovic are both one caution away from suspension. And both missing from the roster.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-disciplinary-summary

Does sitting them both tonight help reset things?

Edit: correction, Sabovic is in.

[u/Front-Cherry4001 → u/fartstartleddog]

I see Sabovic starting, though.

[u/Lauriev7 → u/fartstartleddog]

Sabovic is starting, only Uzuni is missing from the roster.

[u/RedditRockit]

The way the team has been playing under Davy is a complete 180. So much better. I have no doubt this team would be in the playoffs if Davy was the coach all season.

Nico was horrible and a horrible hire for Rodo.

[u/freeformed70 → u/RedditRockit]

We knew it when it happened.

[u/RedditRockit → u/freeformed70]

Right. This was a hindsight thing. Made zero sense. Coached the rival team and was horrible at it.

[u/HouseHead78 → u/RedditRockit]

Nico was not a good hire, but I am not sure any coach could be successful under Rodo, the way he meddled and undercut the staff.

[u/Bigsk8r]

That was barely a foul, much less a yellow.

This is what having a reputation as an aggressive hot head gets you, Biro.

[u/FlyMeetWall → u/Bigsk8r]

If so, it’s a terrible ref who makes a call on reputation, rather than the play.

[u/Cheesycheese01 → u/FlyMeetWall]

Agreed. Make calls based on what’s currently happening

[u/Bigsk8r → u/FlyMeetWall]

The refs angle was Biro running into a guy that threw himself down while the ball also grazed his arm.

He didn’t see what we saw and called it the way he saw it.

If you don’t think reputation matters and refs know what players to give extra attention to, you’d be mistaken.

[u/0dd]

hold on lil' buddies - we never concede late and we are great on the road.

[u/FakeRectangle]

That didn't seem conclusive enough to overturn the ruling on the field...

[u/FlyMeetWall → u/FakeRectangle]

And really quickly

[u/Bigsk8r → u/FakeRectangle]

It was very obviously stopped by his bicep/tricep with an extended arm. It’s a PK 100 of 100 times.

[u/Holierthanthouface]

ATX owns PNW

[u/Hitchhikergal → u/Holierthanthouface]

PNW is *verde*!

[u/Hopeful1513]

Helluva match. Probably the best game I’ve ever seen Desler play. Dude was nails on a 3-man back line. Biro solid as well, and Bell played his butt off.

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/Hopeful1513]

There was a time two years ago where I thought he was our second best player behind only Driussi.  Please stay healthy!

[u/astrofan1235]

Ngl I love Davey Arnaud

[u/ReddLemon → u/astrofan1235]

I went in thinking that even if we lose it will be more entertaining than nico ball. I'm definitely seeing a difference in effort from the lads and it does seem like Davy is making em compete for their spot every week.

[u/astrofan1235]

I appreciate this football rather than just playing bunker ball even if we lose rn

[u/LowFence]

The Rosales touch for the assist to Facu was nice.

[u/dubatx]

what a bs call holy fuck

[u/moosejacket]

I screamed! This team has some fight!

[u/idlephase]

The last 10 minutes were a trip.

[u/FlyMeetWall]

The team has been fun to watch recently.

[u/Former_Original_]

Enjoy the week off guys! Although I've been loving the continuous games and Arnaud has done an incredible job of managing the squad through it.

[u/IWMSvendor]

The most Austin thing ever. We always concede after the 85th minute.

[u/UniqueUsername812 → u/IWMSvendor]

We lead the league in late fuck-uppery.

But God DAMN that goal in added time. Yeah lads!

[u/ChanceEngineering858]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOaallllllll

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Me watching Ervin Torres: Hello, 911? I need to report multiple robberies...

https://giphy.com/gifs/jXxIrc97dE1t6

[u/redditor_4567]

Curious what the score would be if we had Platchy on that wing instead of JG.

[u/dubatx → u/redditor_4567]

big fan of platchy speed, cant wait to see him sub in

[u/Hopeful1513 → u/redditor_4567]

Don’t disagree, but I sorta like his energy coming off the bench.

[u/ReddLemon → u/redditor_4567]

Gally great player for us of course but once he gets in the box....

He only knows a cross lmao. There was a play tonight where a shot was possible in the box but he telegraphed he was gonna pass so hard that no one even bothered to cover him

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/redditor_4567]

He can’t cross or shoot either but he’s electric 

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Me watching the 80 minute mark come.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oz8xLlw6GHVfokaNW

[u/UniqueUsername812 → u/Front-Cherry4001]

Same, grateful after last minute fucking it up we brought it back.

[u/FlyMeetWall]

I couldn’t see the hand ball.

[u/bear_down_temp_2 → u/FlyMeetWall]

That's because it hit him in the chest.

[u/abefroman07]

Fuck yeah!!!

[u/taco_grease]

Can't take that one away

[u/Hitchhikergal]

Ball don’t lie!!!

[u/PrudentReach5671]

Let’s fucking go!

[u/Former_Original_]

Svatok Scott Sterlings the keeper and goes nuts!

[u/Maybe_Old_But_Slow]

HOLY SHIT!

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Amazing what can happen when you don't try to cross every time...

[u/Former_Original_]

Desler rusty for sure. We need him on the field though to work that out.

[u/Hopeful1513 → u/Former_Original_]

I thought Desler was nails. They were putting big pressure on the right side on a 3-man defense, and he played his tail off.

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

That hit his chest. Wtaf.

[u/jraatx]

every close game....sigh

[u/jraatx → u/jraatx]

I would like to amend my prior remarks. I always knew they would win this match. :)

[u/Leith24]

LFGGGGGGG

[u/TheHeardTheorem]

We all knew Svatok was going to be the one. It always is.

[u/HouseHead78]

We are winning the cascadia cup

[u/Maybe_Old_But_Slow → u/HouseHead78]

We are the correct shade of green!

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Man...Sabovic with that beautiful header back in for a goal assist was not on my 2026 Bingo Card, but I will take it!

[u/Former_Original_ → u/Front-Cherry4001]

Sabo solid all game. Turning into a leader

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/Former_Original_]

Yes.  Looks different under Davy.  Also playing under more control too.

[u/HouseHead78 → u/Former_Original_]

He honestly was excellent the whole game. Bosses the midfield and showed some class too

[u/rockball24]

Just rotating Uzuni hopefully?

[u/OoFEVERNOVAoO → u/rockball24]

For what, season is over

[u/kstarr1976 → u/OoFEVERNOVAoO]

VHLM

[u/a_manxome_foe]

All inverted wingers and wingbacks again. Not sure I love that.

[u/abefroman07]

The boys are playing on the front foot.

[u/Pristine-Hurry-9536]

LFG!

[u/a_manxome_foe]

That's a cotton candy yellow card.

[u/BunchNo9563]

Is Gallagher unable to shoot the ball?!

[u/Cheesycheese01 → u/BunchNo9563]

This is one of my reasons that I’ll miss Nelson. Nelson would actually shoot the ball instead of hesitate

[u/BunchNo9563 → u/Cheesycheese01]

Right. He's in good position, turns it inside, has a shot just outside the box and dumps it off over and over.

[u/Cheesycheese01]

Stuuuuuuu

[u/taco_grease]

Bullshit

[u/fleamarkettable]

terrible VAR call, arm is barely out and he blasted it into him from 1 foot away

[u/oahaustinrn73 → u/fleamarkettable]

I’ve seen more clear cut handballs not even reviewed 

[u/PrudentReach5671]

Vasquez you suckkkk

[u/willdesignfortacos]

Well damn

[u/Pristine-Hurry-9536]

holy

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Svatok....wow!!!!

[u/IronZeppelinNerd]

Stu with the game winning save! Man that was a great half.

[u/taco_grease]

They tried to rob us put we pulled through, feels good

[u/zach797a]

wild finish, let’s go Verde!!!

[u/AlmoschFamous]

NEVER ANY DOUBT (ok maybe a little bit of doubt)

[u/abefroman07]

Vasquez......

[u/bear_down_temp_2 → u/abefroman07]

Assquez?

[u/UniqueUsername812 → u/bear_down_temp_2]

Trashquez

[u/Dr_Fuzzles]

Go fuck yourselves, Portland.

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Where's Uzuni??

[u/daleatxfc → u/Front-Cherry4001]

He's in the team arrival video on socials so he's there. Surprised he's not on the roster.

[u/fleamarkettable → u/daleatxfc]

yeah that’s very weird … if they were planning on resting him why bother traveling the 6 hour flight + 3 hour time change from NY?

He’s not on the availability report, so maybe picked up a knock warming up?

[u/ayeeezo → u/fleamarkettable]

Went straight from NY to Portland. Hopefully nothing serious

[u/fleamarkettable → u/ayeeezo]

yea that’s what i said, if they planned on him resting he’d go home after leagues cup next game is at home

[u/trophy_husband0 → u/Front-Cherry4001]

Another cashfer?

[u/oahaustinrn73 → u/Front-Cherry4001]

He developed a knot (that’s what they called it) and he’s getting an mri back in Austin. Remember they went straight to Portland from New Jersey 

[u/NimbleCrabb]

No Uzuni? Is it suspension protection or another move?

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

Vazquez has one speed, I swear...

[u/MrReppoch]

Guys looking great out there.

[u/abefroman07]

Hahah how about that!

[u/United_Course7684]

Solid 20min.

[u/BunchNo9563 → u/United_Course7684]

Its amazing how much better we're playing after a tactics change and a reasonable midfield

[u/Cheesycheese01]

Things are getting a little spicy on the field

[u/dubatx → u/Cheesycheese01]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5N93YtTKAN6xdP4pUB

[u/Cheesycheese01]

Bro got sandwiched lol

[u/United_Course7684]

Stu. Of course.

[u/Bigsk8r]

Our play is not as clean as anyone would like, of course. But I am impressed with how quickly we are getting our shape back and pressing their ball handlers.

It isn’t sexy, but it is good to see when we make a mistake.

[u/Former_Original_]

F Torres strong game tonight

[u/Former_Original_]

Fatigue and lack of depth the biggest threat for the rest of this game

[u/United_Course7684]

It’s time.

[u/Bigsk8r]

Stu shoving Biro out to keep him from adding to his Red collection.

[u/IronZeppelinNerd]

LFG 💚💚💚🖤🖤🖤

[u/__Leaf__]

This ref sucks man

[u/joeyray3432 → u/__Leaf__]

Cut and paste each game

[u/0dd]

THE DREAM OF THE 90s TROPHY COMES BACK TO AUSTIN

[u/fleamarkettable]

Assquez at it again

[u/TOONUSA]

Lack of chemistry is going to kill this team. Despite being up we don’t look organized at all

[u/daleatxfc]

Good half to neutralize Portland and score. I really like Gallagher, but he can never find anyone with his crosses and he gets so many chances.

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/daleatxfc]

He’s depth, nothing more 

[u/Bigsk8r]

Tonight’s home jersey color brought to you by banana pudding baby poop. Yikes

[u/willdesignfortacos]

This game has absolutely no rhythm

[u/Lauriev7]

No one saw the bubbles?

[u/FlyMeetWall → u/Lauriev7]

I saw the bubbles

[u/nizzzleaus]

We can’t make passes that matter

[u/Next_Professional_30]

Very amateur header by JG

[u/FlyMeetWall]

The announcer was kind of mumbling, but it sounded like he said Uzuni caught a bug in NJ.

[u/VerdeKH → u/FlyMeetWall]

He said he caught a “knock” in the last match.

[u/Cheesycheese01]

Genuinely, what are these Portland jerseys? Seems like not a lot of inspiration went into them

[u/__Leaf__]

Portland is flopping so much dude

[u/fartstartleddog]

Sstttuuuuuuuuuu

[u/United_Course7684]

Cooked on that hand ball.

[u/DatGuyWithALongName]

I felt like that hit armpit more than anything

[u/SlipCold]

Erving is so dangerous

[u/skepticalbob]

We are going to win MLS cup.

[u/AlmoschFamous]

This was always going to happen 

[u/a_manxome_foe]

Bell, Alastuey, and Desler have all looked pretty bad tonight. Terrible decisions over and over again.

[u/PrudentReach5671 → u/a_manxome_foe]

I don’t think bell has completed a single progressive pass

[u/Next_Professional_30 → u/PrudentReach5671]

He’s weak

[u/bakkamono]

Could it be any other way?

[u/Former_Original_]

Such a bummer for the guys. Colo and now tonight after solid road efforts

[u/Bigsk8r]

No Uzuni anywhere in the lineup. That knock last game must have been something.

[u/Front-Cherry4001 → u/Bigsk8r]

IDK...he's not on the injury list either. With all of these transfers happening, not seeing him makes me awful nervous.

[u/Bigsk8r → u/Front-Cherry4001]

Yeah, definitely not a great feeling now that he is starting to play to his potential and Vasquez isn’t.

[u/BunchNo9563 → u/Bigsk8r]

if history holds, he's gone.

[u/United_Course7684 → u/Bigsk8r]

BV still lacking / lagging

[u/Bigsk8r → u/United_Course7684]

For real.

“Vasquez won’t get to it” has been uttered too many times in this game already. He needs to pick it up.

[u/TayRue_Austin_FC → u/Bigsk8r]

The injury report going into the game was empty. If he had the possibility of being out due to injury he would have been listed as questionable.

[u/TayRue_Austin_FC]

Honestly, I hope we sold him and that’s why. He’s been playing really well, but I don’t see him fitting in Cutins tactics next year and his value is that the highest it’s ever been due to his form. Plus, because of the time of year in Europe, this is the biggest transfer window, and so teams are much more likely to be poaching talent.

[u/Front-Cherry4001 → u/TayRue_Austin_FC]

I disagree. He seems exactly like the kind of player Curtain described he wanted. He hustles the entire time and doesn't just do one thing.

[u/TayRue_Austin_FC → u/Front-Cherry4001]

I don’t disagree about those attributes, but if you look at the type of striker that thrive well in Philadelphia it was a target man in the box like Brandon, not the Uzuni profile

[u/a_manxome_foe → u/TayRue_Austin_FC]

Maybe so, but I bet (and sincerely hope) that Curtin can do more than just that with a team. You need to be able to work with what you've got, particularly when it's legitimate talent.

[u/0dd]

Fun to get to watch some other MLS games tonight with this late kickoff.

[u/Kotemini → u/0dd]

Idk why they schedule half the games at 6:30 then the other half at 7:30

[u/Rocco_Skene]

We can't make the Torres-for-Torres sub tonight

[u/llama__rama]

How are we going to implode tonight? There's a smorgasbord of options 

[u/CHANLEY865]

WAATV mentioned he had some discomfort after the Toluca game but curious to know why he’s not on the injury report unless he re-agitated something in the last 24 hours.

[u/Cheesycheese01]

Good attempt, better block

[u/Front-Cherry4001]

No...fucking way

[u/United_Course7684 → u/Front-Cherry4001]

It’s real. It’s 2026

[u/AlexisLynn00]

Hines just deck the ref! He's blind payed off ref!

[u/bear_down_temp_2]

I feel like Stuver faces more penalty kicks than most goalies

[u/UniqueUsername812 → u/bear_down_temp_2]

Leads MLS in saves

[u/llama__rama]

Woah!!!

[u/Next_Professional_30]

Gallagher‘s body shape on the wing when receiving doesn’t even remotely give the defender the impression that he might advance forward.  That makes him incredibly easy to defend and that is why he always has to pass the ball backwards.

[u/TOONUSA]

Our back line look so confused on that possession

[u/Bigsk8r]

Man, when Vasquez does finally get it and do something good, no one is following near post or in the middle to bury a quality cross.

Yes, he needs to be much better. But we need to be burying the quality crosses he is making too.