Timbers Roar Back to Draw St. Louis City SC 4-4 at Providence Park

August 25, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers fought back from a two-goal second-half deficit to draw St. Louis CITY SC 4-4 on Saturday night at Providence Park. Evander scored the game-tying goal from a free kick in the 90+9th minute, while Felipe Mora and Jonathan Rodríguez also found the back of the net as the Timbers extended their home unbeaten run to 10 consecutive matches. With the point, Portland leapt into seventh place in the Western Conference with 37 points.

Attacking Trio

Portland’s attacking trio of Evander, Jonathan Rodríguez and Felipe Mora combined to score all four of the club’s goals tonight. The Timbers trident have now scored 38 of the clubs 54 regular season goals through 26 matches played. Additionally, the Timbers are the only club in MLS to have three players with 12 or more goals each for the first time in club history. Rodríguez and Mora are tied for the team lead in goals with 13 a piece, while Evander leads the Timbers in assists with 15. Notably, Evander has the second most assists in the league. With his goal and two assists tonight, the Brazilian reached 21 goals and 20 assists in his career with Portland. He became the fifth player in Timbers’ history to reach the milestone, doing so in a club-record 48 matches (previously set by Diego Valeri at 62 matches). Additionally, with his brace and assist, Mora became one of six players to record 50 or more goal contributions (52 – 38g, 14a) for the Timbers in MLS regular season play.

Unbeaten at Home

With the result, the Timbers extended their home unbeaten streak to 10 games across all competitions dating back to May 15 (8-0-2), scoring 30 goals in that stretch. Additionally, Portland has netted multiple goals in all 10 of those home matches. Mora has scored 10 goals at home this season, including four in the last three straight of regular season play. Evander has tallied a goal contribution in seven straight league appearances at Providence Park, tallying five goals and nine assists in that stretch. Rodríguez notched a goal contribution in nine straight matches for Portland at home, recording seven goals and five assists.

Goal-Scoring Plays

STL – Simon Becher (Marcel Hartel), 10th minute: Marcel Hartel’s corner kick from the left side found Simon Becher at the near post, which the forward headed down and into goal.

STL – Eduard Löwen (penalty kick), 36th minute: Eduard Löwen used his right foot to…