Match Report | St Louis CITY2 Draws Portland Timbers2 1-1 on Monday Afternoon at Providence Park

St Louis CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches with a 1-1 draw at Providence Park on Monday afternoon. After a scoreless first half, CITY2 got on the board in the 63rd minute through a set-piece goal scored by Zack Lillington. The goal was Lillington’s third of the season and Zach Zengue’s third assist of 2026. Timbers2 found the equalizer in second half stoppage time via a penalty kick scored by Sawyer Jura. Portland went on to win the penalty shootout 6-5 following regulation.  

CITY2 returns home to face Austin FC II for their final regular season match, next Sunday, September 20. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. CT at Energizer Park. 

Postgame Notes  

• Zack Lillington scored his third goal of the season 

• Zach Zengue picked up his third assist of 2026. Zengue has seven goal contributions (four goals, three assists), in his last nine matches since joining CITY SC on loan from Columbus Crew 

• Cooper Forcellini made his return to the pitch for the first time since April 26 after suffering a fractured tibia injury 

• CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches 

September 14, 2026 – Providence Park (Portland, OR) 

Goal-Scoring Plays  

STL: Zack Lillington (Zach Zengue), 63rd minute – Zack Lillington scored with a header from the center of the box to the middle-left zone. 

POR: Sawyer Jura (penalty kick), 90th + 4 minute – Sawyer Jura scored from the penalty spot with a right footed shot to the lower right zone. 

Scoring Summary  

STL: Zack Lillington (Zach Zengue), 63’ 

POR: Sawyer Jura (penalty kick), 90’+4 

Misconduct Summary 

STL: Zack Lillington (caution), 26’ 

POR: Alex Bamford (caution), 28’ 

POR: Colin Griffith (caution), 30’ 

POR: Sawyer Jura (caution), 66’ 

STL: Cooper Forcellini (caution), 76’ 

Lineups  

POR: GK Samuel Joseph; D Henry Mueller (Benjamin Barjolo, 75’), D Alex Bamford, D Nicklas Lund, D Sawyer Jura; M Lucas Fernandez-Kim (Eric Izoita, 75’), M Victor Enriquez ©; M Colin Griffith, M Daniel Nunez, M Noah Santos (Bryce VanVoorhis, 70’); F Daniel Cervantes (Maximilian Kissel, 70’) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Max Nelson, D August Nystrom, D Connor Ferguson, M Cole Cruthers, F Noah Zendejas 

TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 0 

STL: GK Nate Martinez; D Owen Jorgensen, D Zack Lillington, D Tahir Reid-Brown; M Riley Lynch (Emiliano Chavez, 90’+1), D Tyson Pearce, M Trip Clancy (Cooper Forcellini, 75’), M Jack Wagoner ©, M Zach Zengue, M Patrick McDonald (Lorenzo Cornelius, 64’); F Brendan McSorley (Nighte Pickering, 46’) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Patrick Francis, D Sidney Paris, D Andrew De Gannes, D Chris Pearson, M Alex Jundt 

TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3 

Referee: Laadi Issaka 

Assistant Referees: Devon Dieckman, Blanca Viviana Diaz Rodriguez 

Fourth Official: Dion Coxe-Trieger 

Venue: Providence Park 

Weather: Cloudy, 67 degrees