PORTLAND, Ore. – The Town FC get their first win of the season and in club history, defeating the Portland Timbers 2 3-1. Aaron Edwards opened the scoring in the 5th minute, followed by a free kick goal from captain Eduardo Blancas to make 2-0 in the 50’. Joel Garcia would make it 3-0 in the 58’ before the Timbers 2’s Kyle Lenhares pulls one back in the 77’.

The Town FC will now prepare to face North Texas SC on the road on Saturday, April 6. The match will kick off from Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at 3:00 p.m. CT and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. 

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MATCH INFORMATION
2024 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Timbers2 1 – 3 The Town FC 
Friday, March 23, 2024

Scoring Summary:
TTFC (0-1) – A. Edwards 5’
TTFC (0-2) – E. Blancas 50’
TTFC (0-3) – J. Garcia 58’
POR (1-3) – K. Linhares 77’

Misconduct Summary:
TTFC – A. Edwards  (caution) 47’
POR – M. Johnston (caution) 54’
TTFC – O. Verhoeven (caution) 55’
TTFC – A. Chow (caution) 63’
TTFC – Tsunehara (caution) 85’

Timbers 2: C. Miller (GK), S. Jura (B. Pope – Half), K. Rad, K. Ferdinand, J. Jones-Riley, V. Enriquez (Bunberry – 57’), H. Neville (Moreno – 81’), M. Johnston, K. Linhares, M. Eisenberg (Mendoza – 69’), J. Penn (Santos – 57’)

Substitutes not used: B.Taghvai-Najib, A.Manzo Mendoza, M.Deisenhofer
SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 12; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2

The Town FC: M.Beiganski (GK) , O.Verhoeven (R.Ibarra – 76’), R.Lynch (Navarette – 76’), A. Edwards (Tsunehara – 62’), J.Donnery (Spivey – 62’), E.Blancas (C), A.Chow, E.Mendoza, J.Garcia, S.Bilter, A.Cano 

Substitutes not used: J.Nicholson, D.Fregoso-Bautista, C.Arseni-Metelitsa, 
SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 15; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 4