Real Salt Lake beat Portland Timbers 2-0 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rosendo Mendoza.
First half: Real Salt Lake took an early lead at 10' when Z. Gozo scored, with the assist credited to S. Solans, making the score 1-0. Real Salt Lake extended the lead at 28' when D. Luna scored, with the assist credited to J. Sanabria, making the score 2-0.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Surman replacing K. Miller. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Bassett replacing A. Aravena. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 59', with A. Bonetig replacing Ian Smith. J. Fory received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 60'. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 61', with J. Glad replacing P. Quinton. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Z. Gozo replacing Chadwick Zachary Booth. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 76', with S. Solans replacing V. Olatunji. Ian Smith received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 82'. J. Sanabria received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 85'. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 89', with S. Spierings replacing P. Ruiz. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 89', with D. Luna replacing A. Hezarkhani. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with K. Kelsy replacing Andrew Guerra.
Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions while Portland Timbers used 4 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 1 yellow card, while Portland Timbers got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (25-11).
- Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
- Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (15-2 shots on target).
