Lassiter ties career high with fourth goal of the season

FRISCO, Texas – Despite a late goal from Ariel Lassiter, the Portland Timbers lost 2-1 to FC Dallas Saturday night at Toyota Stadium.

Portland returns home to host Atlanta United FC on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Goal-Scoring Plays

DAL – Logan Farrington (Shaq Moore, Joaquin Valiente), 45th minute: Shaq Moore sent a through ball to Logan Farrington who finished from inside the box with a first-time right-footed shot.

DAL – Joaquin Valiente (Peter Musa), 87th minute: From the right touchline inside the box, Peter Musa placed a ball back into the penalty area where Joaquin Valiente finished into the left of goal.

POR – Ariel Lassiter (Gage Guerra, Kamal Miller) 90+3rd minute: Kamal Miller floated a cross into the box that ricocheted off Gage Guerra’s head on the first bounce. Ariel Lassiter ran onto the loose ball in the box and tapped into the left of goal with the outside of his left foot.

Next Game

The Timbers return home to host Atlanta United FC of the Eastern Conference on Saturday, Sept. 19. Kickoff from Providence Park is set for 7:30pm PT (TICKETS) on Apple TV in English and Spanish with local radio broadcasts on 105.1 FM/1080 AM The Fan (English) and La GranD 93.5 FM/1150AM (Spanish).

Portland Timbers (9-11-5, 32pts) vs. FC Dallas (12-6-7, 43pts)

September 12, 2026 – Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)

Scoring Summary:
DAL: Farrington (Moore, Valiente), 45
DAL: Valiente (Musa), 87
POR: Lassiter (Guerra, K. Miller), 90+3

Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Kaick (caution), 47

Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D Hernández, D Surman, D Waterman, D Smith (K. Miller, 84), M Chara ©, M Ortiz (Lassiter, 56), M Bassett, F Antony, F Fernandez (Guerra, 64), F Velde

Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, D Bonetig, D E. Miller, D Jura

TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Bassett, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Lassiter, 3); FOULS: 4 (Smith, 2); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3

DAL: GK Daniel, D Moore, D Ibeagha (Musa, 77), D Norris, D Kamungo (Abubakar, 88), M Kaick, M Ramiro © (Delgado, 77), M Binyamin (Johansson, 63), F Valiente, F Moreno (Cappis, 63), F Farrington

Substitutes Not Used: GK Sirios, D Torquato, M Holstad, F Sarver

TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (three players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Musa, 2); FOULS: 13 (Farrington, 3); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4

Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant Referees: Kali Smith, Gianni Facchini
Fourth Official: Armando Villareal
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 10,925

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.