May 1, 2023 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Portland Timbers 2 News Release
Timbers2 fell 5-1 to Real Monarchs at Zions Bank Stadium on Sunday evening. Tega Ikoba scored Portland’s lone goal of the match and his first of the season with T2.
T2 will return home to face Austin FC II on Friday, May 5. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. (Pacific) and will be streamed live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Tega Ikoba, 11th minute: A Real Monarchsdefender conceded a foul in the box. Ikoba converted the penalty kick goal.
SLC – Diego Luna (Ilijah Paul), 65th minute: Luna started the play from the midfield, passing the ball to Paul who gave the ball back with a first-touch pass. Luna dribbled into the middle of the 18-yard box and glided towards the left side before firing a left-footed shot into the top-left corner of the goal.
SLC – Diego Luna, 74th minute: Luna picked up a loose ball that was blocked inside the six-yard box and took a right-footed shot on a ball that saw the back of the net in the middle of the goal.
SLC – Terron Williams (Tyrone Mondi), 76th minute: Mondi dribbled through the right side of the field and into the box, finally passing the ball near the top of the six-yard box where Williams shot on a first-touch and sent a low ball into the left corner of the goal.
SLC – Ilijah Paul (Diego Luna), 80th minute: Off a free-kick, Luna served a ball to the far-right post to find Paul, who finished the set piece goal with a header into the top-left corner of the goal.
SLC – Tyrone Mondi (Marcus Vazquez), 90+5 minute: From the middle of the field, Mondi sent a cross to Mondi, who from the top-right corner of the six-yard box took a first-touch right-footed shot into the low left corner of the goal.
HIGHLIGHTS: Real Monarchs vs. Timbers2 | April 30, 2023
Timbers2 (1-4-0, 3pts) vs Real Monarchs (3-3-0, 9pts)
April 30, 2023 – Zions Bank Stadium (Herriman, Utah)
Goals by Half 1 2 F
Timbers2 1 0 1
Real Monarchs 0 5 5
Scoring Summary
POR: Ikoba, 11
SLC: Luna (Paul), 65
SLC: Luna, 74
SLC: Williams (Mondi), 76
SLC: Paul (Luna), 80
SLC: Mondi (Vazquez), 90+5
PK GOAL: Tega Ikoba converts the penalty kick for Timbers2 | April 30, 2023
Misconduct Summary
POR: Vang (caution), 59
SLC: Nyeman (caution), 71
POR: Moreno (caution), 90
Lineups
POR: GK Bilichuk, D Bravo, D Clegg (McDowd, 88), D Ferdinand, D Pope, M Caliskan, M Griffith ©, M Jones-Riley (Elizalde, 81), F Vang (Moreno, 81), F Miscic, F Ikoba (Penn, 57)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Miller, D Kubrakov
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