David Da Costa scores for Portland off an assist from Eric Izoita
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Portland Timbers dropped a 3-1 result on the road Saturday to the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday at PayPal Park.
David Da Costa scored the lone goal in the 86th minute for Portland off an assist from Eric Izoita – his first of his MLS career.
Up next for the Timbers is the second of three-straight away matches, facing Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 10.
Goal-Scoring Plays
SJ – Preston Judd (Eduard Löwen, Daniel Munie), 4th minute: Eduard Löwen sent a cross from the right side of the field into the center of the box and Preston Judd rose up to head the ball into the far post.
SJ – Eduard Löwen (Beau Leroux), 24th minute: Beau Leroux sent a through ball into the box where Eduard Löwen received and took a touch before striking it into the roof of the net from the near side.
SJ – Preston Judd (Eduard Löwen), 29th minute: Eduard Löwen delivered an outside-the-boot cross into the box where Preston Judd finished with a volley into the right of goal.
POR – David Da Costa (Eric Izoita, Gage Guerra), 86th minute: Eric Izoita received a pass from Gage Guerra at the top of the right side of the box and slipped the ball to David Da Costa near the penalty spot. Da Costa controlled the ball with a single touch and fired a right-footed shot into the right side of the goal.
Notes
- Portland (9-13-5, 32pts) is in 10th position in the Western Conference following tonight’s result.
- The Timbers played in their first of three-straight road matches.
- It marks the second and final three-game road stretch for the club in 2026.
- David Da Costa scored his fourth goal of the campaign.
- Da Costa has reached 12 goal contributions on the season (eight assists).
- Da Costa equaled his 2025 goals and assists production with his performance tonight.
- Eric Izoita registered an assist, his first for the Timbers in MLS.
- It marks Izoita’s second MLS goal contribution of the season (1G, 1A) in two appearances.
- Gage Guerra also recorded an assist, his third of the 2026 season.
- It’s Guerra’s fourth goal contribution (1G, 3A) in 11 appearances (four starts).
Next Game
The Timbers will travel to face Sporting Kansas City away on Saturday, Oct. 10. It’ll mark the second of three-straight road matches for Portland. Kickoff from Sporting Park is set for 5:30pm PT on Apple TV in English and Spanish with local radio broadcasts on KNRK 94.7 FM (English) and La GranD 93.5 FM/1150 AM (Spanish).
Portland Timbers (9-13-5, 32pts) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (13-8-6, 45pts)
September 26, 2026 – PayPal Park (San Jose, Calif.)
Goals by Half |
1 |
2 |
F |
Portland Timbers |
0 |
1 |
1 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Scoring Summary:
SJ: Judd (Löwen, Munie), 4
SJ: Löwen (Leroux), 24
SJ: Judd (Marie, Löwen), 29
POR: Da Costa (Izoita, Guerra), 86
Misconduct Summary:
SJ: Judd (caution), 30
SJ: Roberts (caution), 40
POR: E. Miller (caution), 76
Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D E. Miller (Aravena, 88), D Hernández, D K. Miller, D Fory (Smith, 67), M Bassett (Izoita, 67), M Chara ©, M Da Costa, F Lassiter (Antony, 67), F Velde, F Janssen (Guerra, 79)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sulte, D Bonetig, D Jura, M Ortiz
TOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Velde, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Da Costa, 3); FOULS: 11 (Fory, 3); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 5
SJ: GK Edwards Jr, D Marie (Kikanović, 46), D Munie, D Romney, D Roberts, D Costa (Ricketts, 77), M Löwen, M Harkes, M Leroux (Skahan, 87), F Judd (Jovanović, 77), F Werner © (Fernandez, 67)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Montali, D Jasinski, D Floriani, M González
TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Judd and Löwen, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Judd, 3); FOULS: 9 (three players tied, 2); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 7
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Swartzel, Mike Nickerson
Fourth Official: Corbyn May
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
Attendance: NA
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
