Portland Timbers lean on early goal, defense to knock out Sporting KC
- The Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 1-0 at Providence Park on May 11, 2025, thanks to an early goal by Santiago Moreno.
- The Timbers entered the match following a recent 4-1 loss at San Jose that ended a seven-game unbeaten streak, while Sporting KC came off a 1-0 win over LA Galaxy.
- Moreno scored a bicycle kick goal in the 10th minute after receiving a cross from David Da Costa, and Portland's defense kept SKC scoreless despite second-half pressure and quality chances.
- Portland improved to a 6-3-3 record with 21 points, while Kansas City fell to 3-8-1 with 10 points, and coach Phil Neville called it "a really important victory."
- This win completed Portland's season sweep of Kansas City and restored momentum after their recent loss, though uncertainty remains about the team's consistency moving forward.
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Marietta Daily JournalSantiago Moreno lifts Timbers past Sporting Kansas City
Santiago Moreno provided a viral Mother's Day weekend moment, scoring a spectacular bicycle kick and then embracing his mom in the stands, in what proved the winning goal of the host Portland Timbers' 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on…
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Portland 1, Sporting Kansas City 0
Sporting Kansas City00—0Portland10—1
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Moreno’s bicycle kick stuns Providence Park and Sporting Kansas City
The Portland Timbers celebrated Mother’s Day a day early with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City last night at Providence Park. Portland was without captain Diego Chara in the midfield due to a lower leg injury but had Joao Ortiz and David Ayala to fill his boots. Portland started the match with the intensity that comes with playing at home in front of the Timbers Army. In the 3rd minute Antony took a run at goal but ended up tangled with S…
SKC falls at Portland in 1-0 defeat
After a record-setting win last week, Sporting Kansas City went on the road to the Portland Timbers at Providence Park. A spectacular first-half bicycle kick for Portland’s Santiago Moreno was the difference in the match. The trip to Portland was the first of three away matches in an eight-day span for Sporting KC. Interim head coach Kerry Zavagnin made only one change to Sporting KC’s starters, Tim Leibold joined the lineup to replace the inju…
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