Portland, ore. – The newcomer David Da Costa scored his first goal for Portland in a set piece in the 79th minute, James Pantemis had four saves and the timbers recovered to beat Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday night.
Da Costa found the network In his first start and second appearance in the League. Panthemis ended with its sixth clean blade for 15 openings in two seasons with the Timbers (1-1-0). He had seven bleached in 29 openings with CF Montreal in 2021-22.
Brad Stuver was shot for Austin (1-1-0).
None of the teams had a goal shot in the second half until Pantemis saved one by Besard Sabovic from outside the box in the 76th minute. Panthemis had three salvages in the first half without goals.
The Timbers were coming out of a 4-1 defeat against the Vancouver Whitecaps in their first game. Portland’s defender, Kamal Miller, lost the game against Austin after being labeled with a red card in the loss.
Austin, who came from a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in his home opening, was trying to become the sixth team in history to win at least one point on three consecutive trips to Portland. The club won a 2-2 draw in 2023 and won a 1-0 victory last season.
Austin will be the host of Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Timbers travel to play Nashville SC on Saturday.
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