Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Falls to Portland Timbers at Energizer Park

St. Louis CITY SC lost 3-2 to Portland Timbers on Wednesday night at Energizer Park. Kristoffer Velde scored first for the Timbers in the 42nd minute before David Da Costa added to the lead in first half stoppage time. Just three minutes into the second half, Velde scored a third for Portland. Daniel Edelman responded for St. Louis ten minutes later, making it 3-1. Rafael Navarro got CITY SC within one goal in second half stoppage time, but the team ultimately fell 3-2 at the end of regulation. 

St. Louis CITY SC will face San Diego FC at Energizer Park in the final home match of the season on Saturday, October 31 with kickoff set for 2:00 p.m. CT. 

Postgame Notes 

• Daniel Edelman scored his fifth goal of the season  

• Rafael Navarro recorded his eighth goal of the season 

• Carlo Holse earned his third assist of the season 

October 28, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO) 

Goal-Scoring Plays    

POR: Kristoffer Velde (Cole Bassett, Kamal Miller), 42nd minute – Kristoffer Velde scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.  

POR: David Da Costa (Jimer Fory, Kristoffer Velde), 45th minute + 3 – David Da Costa scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.  

POR: Kristoffer Velde (David Da Costa), 48th minute – Kristoffer Velde scored with a right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.  

STL: Daniel Edelman (Carlo Holse, Sangbin Jeong), 58th minute – Daniel Edelman scored a header from the center of the box to the bottom right corner. 

STL: Rafaelo Navarro (Sangbin Jeong, Chris Durkin) 90th minute + 1 – Rafael Navarro scored with a right footed shot from the left wing to the bottom right corner. 

Scoring Summary 

POR: Kristoffer Velde (Cole Bassett, Kamal Miller), 42' 

POR: David Da Costa (Jimer Fory, Kristoffer Velde), 45'+3  

POR: Kristoffer Velde (David Da Costa), 48' 

STL: Daniel Edelman (Carlo Holse, Sangbin Jeong), 58' 

STL: Rafael Navarro (Sangbin Jeong, Chris Durkin) 90'+1 

Misconduct Summary   

POR: Erica Izoita (caution), 62' 

POR: Kamal Miller (caution), 72’ 

POR: Vincent Janssen (caution), 84’ 

POR: Ian Smith (caution), 88’ 

POR: Kamal Miller (caution/ejection), 90'+6 

Lineups    

STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Lukas MacNaughton, D Timo Baumgartl ©, D Dante Polvara; M Conrad Wallem, M Tomas Totland (Simon Becher, 79’), M Chris Durkin, M Daniel Edelman (Fallou Fall, 79’); F Carlo Holse, F Rafael Navarro, F Damion Downs (Sangbin Jeong, 46’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Mbacke Fall, D Jaziel Orozco, M Charles-Emile Brunet, M Miguel Perez, M Riley Lynch 

TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES:  3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3 

POR: GK James Pantemis; D Joel Waterman, D Kamal Miller, D Ronald Hernandez, D Jimer Fory (Ian Smith, 68’); M Cole Bassett (Alexander Aravena, 60’), M Diego Chara © (Jose Caicedo, 75’), M Joao Ortiz (Eric Izoita, 60’); F Kristoffer Velde (Finn Surman, 84’), F David Da Costa, F Ariel Lassiter (Vincent Janssen, 75’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Hunter Sulte, D Eric Miller, M Omir Fernandez 

TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL:  6; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4  

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere 

Assistant Referees: Diego Blas, Stephen McGonagle, Jon Freemon 

VAR:  Younes Marrackchi 

AVAR: John Krill 

Venue: Energizer Park 

Weather: Clear, 67 degrees