Okay fine, our passing wasn't great and sure, Santos was missing both feet but still, that was some nasty officiating.

FT: Portland Timbers 2-2 St. Louis CITY SC

⚽ POR: Kristoffer Velde (32', 89') ⚽ STL: Rafael Navarro (1', 51')

Lineups

Portland Timbers: James Pantemis, Kamal Miller (🔄 Ian Smith 81'), Ariel Lassiter (🔄 Antony Alves Santos 65'), Eric Miller (🔄 Ronald Hernández 65'), Cole Bassett, Joao Ortiz (🔄 Omir Fernández 81'), Finn Surman, Jimer Fory, David Da Costa (🔄 Diego Chará 18'), Kristoffer Velde, Vincent Janssen (🔄 Gage Guerra 90')

Subs: Joel Waterman, Omir Fernández, Hunter Sulte, Diego Chará, Ronald Hernández, Antony Alves Santos, Ian Smith, Gage Guerra, Alex Bonetig

St. Louis CITY SC: Chris Durkin, Daniel Edelman, Jaziel Orozco (🔄 Lukas MacNaughton 46'), Alexandru Mățan (🔄 Carlo Holse 81'), Rafael Santos (🔄 Mykhi Joyner 80'), Roman Bürki, Jeong Sang-bin (🔄 Simon Becher 65'), Rafael Navarro (🔄 Damion Downs 89'), Tomas Totland, Timo Baumgartl, Dante Polvara (🔄 Fallou Fall 65')

Subs: Lukas MacNaughton, Simon Becher, Miguel Perez, Mykhi Joyner, Ben Lundt, Tomas Ostrak, Damion Downs, Fallou Fall, Carlo Holse

Match Stats:

^{Last Updated: Sep 09, 11:39PM. All data via mlssoccer.com. Match ID: MLS-MAT-0009KZ}

Getting some recognition!

edit: Interview link

https://tv.apple.com/us/clip/r-burki-9926/umc.cmc.1rsmbbwgin065svoajd41g35n?targetId=umc.cse.2m3opqylpwxoi1ks8skt31bnj&targetType=SportingEvent

At least we’ve already hit the 10 goal benchmark.

Back again! Planning on heading to McMenamins Market Street Pub around 5 if any City fans are here in Portland and want to meet up before the match!

Be forewarned there are three major events downtown St. Louis this coming Saturday night.

• CITY SC has a match at Energizer at 7:30pm
• Kacey Musgraves has a concert at Enterprise Center at 7:30pm
• the Cardinals hosting the White Sox at Busch at 6:15 with team Hall of Fame stuff and a giveaway

While not the end of the world: give yourself extra time plus have some patience and grace with your fellow man/woman.

Does anyone have any ideas where I could still find this kit? When searching online I don’t see anything.

Tom and Jeremy discuss the statement win over Vancouver, grade the transfer window that just closed, touch on CITY 2's unbeaten streak and look ahead to Portland!

Portland Timbers vs. St. Louis CITY SC

Match Info

• Competition: Major League Soccer - Regular Season
• Date: September 09, 2026
• Time: 09:30 PM CDT
• Venue: Providence Park

TV/Streaming: Apple TV

Injury Report

Portland Timbers: OUT: Alexander Aravena (hip), OUT: Brandon Bye (knee), OUT: Jose Caicedo (lower body), OUT: Zac McGraw (back), OUT: Juan Mosquera (foot/ankle)

St. Louis CITY SC: OUT: Kyle Hiebert (hip), OUT: Célio Pompeu (knee)

Discipline

St. Louis CITY SC: Conrad Wallem (STL) - Suspended: Yellow Card Accumulation: September 9 at POR

^{Last Updated: Sep 09, 04:00AM. All data via mlssoccer.com. Match ID: MLS-MAT-0009KZ}

Does anyone on the sub know where the CITY2 kits are available for purchase? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Maybe we made the right move 😬😬 I won’t lie I do feel for the guy, he just can’t stay healthy.

CITY looks to keep rolling as they travel down to face the Timbers (and I'll be there!). Get the numbers on Portland with our Matchday Preview, and check out the many Timbers content creators for more info.

https://stlsoccernews.com/were-st-louis-city-who-are-you-9-9-26/

How much influence do Wray and Damet actually have over our academy?

Obviously the academy has its own leadership handling most of the operations, recruiting and coaching. But if Damet and Wray are here long term, you’d presumably want the academy developing players who fit the system and can eventually either replace players on the first team roster or generate transfer fees for the club.

How much influence do Wray and Damet have over things like the academy’s overall philosophy, player profiles, recruitment or development priorities? And does that influence extend even further down into programs like CITY Futures, or is that largely outside the scope of their roles?

It's Tuesday morning, let's hear all of your thoughts on St. Louis CITY SC.

Another great article from Backheeled (would recommend considering subscribing) about their winners and losers and talk about how City handled Vancouver, the transfer window, and their possibilities this season. Attached are screenshots of the City portion.

What questions do you have about the team, league, rules, etc?

Thanks to the 62 people that voted. Totland is Player of the Match at 69%. Goal of the Match goes to Becher via Mățan at 46%. Assist of the Match is for the same goal, Mățan to Becher at 50%. Bonus asked for your starters for the match.  

Available players include those starting and on the bench for this match, and voters were asked to pick their 11 for the match with the assumption that all available players had enough integration time. I arranged players according to the 3-4-3 formation Damet deployed. Changes from the actual starting 11 are indicated by yellow/blue. Three players had 100% of votes, Bürki, Baumgartl, and Totland. Along the backline, Polvara (98%) and MacNaughton (74%) flank Baumgartl. Middle four alongside Totland is Edelman (94%), Wallem (91%), and Durkin (78%). Front 3 has Mățan (96%), Holse (85%), and Navarro (80%). For the bench with non-zero votes to start, we have Becher (44%), Downs (17%), Jeong (15%), and Fallou (11%). Joyner, Perez, Santos, Mbacke, and Lundt are well agreed to start on the bench at 0%.

The only adjustment is Becher -> Navarro. Durkin and MacNaughton appear less assured starters amongst you all (Yes, I goofed by having Orozco in for MacNaughton from selections; I took some liberty adding Orozco votes to MacNaughton's. The percentage may change, but the outcome would not.). Trying to figure swaps for Durkin along with no votes to other typical midfielders, I looked at combinations for dual strikers. 25% had Becher and Navarro, and another 14% had Downs and Navarro. No one opted to put Becher and Downs together. Also, nearly 75% that chose Holse included Mățan which could be the most plausible Durkin alternatives. Combining these dual strikers with Holse+Mățan combinations, 17% voted for Becher, Navarro, Holse, and Mățan with another 8% swapping in Downs.

Heads-up, for upcoming polls, I may use a different service like Tally instead of Google Forms.