Mataeo Bunbury scores first goal of the season, T2 secures two points after 4-3 penalty kick shootout.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Timbers2 played to a 1-1 draw against The Town FC tonight at Providence Park. Mataeo Bunbury opened the scoring in the 71st minute when he finished a play fueled by Gage Guerra before Town FC equalized the match in the 87th minute. With the penalty kick shootout, T2 picked two points thanks to a 4-3 result. With a three-day turnaround, T2 is set to travel to play their first road trip against Whitecaps FC 2 on Saturday, March 29 at Swangard Stadium.
Tonight’s NotablesMataeo Bunbury scored his first goal of the season in the 71st minute after coming into the match as a second-half substitute. Gage Guerra, also a second-half substitute, tallied his first assist since joining T2 this season. MLS SuperDraft pick Lukas Burns made his professional debut in the match as a starter tonight. Newly signed defender Alex Bamford made his MLS NEXT Pro debut tonight, logging 90 minutes. Timbers Academy products Maximo Nystrom and Hudson Tate made their professional debuts in the match.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Mataeo Bunbury (Gage Guerra), 71st minute: Gage Guerra dribbled through the right wing inside the 18-yard box before sending a cross into the six-yard box. Mataeo Bunbury beat two Town FC defenders to the ball, tapping it into the lower-left sign of the goal.
TTFC – Tomo Allen, 87th minute: From the right side of the field, Tomo Allen began dribbling towards the top side of the 18-yard box before firing a right-footed shot into the middle of the goal.
Notes
- Mataeo Bunbury scored his first goal of the season in the 71st minute after coming into the match as a second-half substitute.
- Gage Guerra, also a second-half substitute, tallied his first assist since joining T2 this season.
- MLS SuperDraft pick Lukas Burns made his professional debut in the match as a starter tonight.
- Burns helped T2 to their first clean sheet of the 2025 season.
- Newly signed defender Alex Bamford made his MLS NEXT Pro debut tonight, logging 90 minutes.
- Timbers Academy products Maximo Nystrom and Hudson Tate made their professional debuts in the match.
Timbers2 (0-1-1,2pts) vs. San Jose2 2 (1-0-1,4pts)
March 26, 2025 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Scoring Summary:
POR: Bunbury (Guerra), 71
TTFC: Allen, 87
Shootout Summary, POR 4-3 TTFC:
1 TTFC: Donnery – Goal
1 POR: Malcolm – Save
2 TTFC: Lynch – Save
2 POR: Pope – Goal
3 TTFC: Medina – Goal
3 POR: Guerra – Miss
4 TTFC: Allen – Save
4 POR: Moreno – Save
5 TTFC: Eisner – Goal
5 POR: Kyle – Goal
6 TTFC: Cano – Goal
6 POR: E. Izoita – Goal
7 TTFC: Floriani – Save
7 POR: Bunbury – Goal
Misconduct Summary:
TTFC: Eisner (caution), 8
POR: VanVoorhis (caution), 30
TTFC: Allen (caution), 90
Lineups:
POR: GK Burns, D Pope, D Bamford, D Johnston ©, D VanVoorhis, M Moreno, M E. Izoita, M Nunez (Tate, 82), M Eisenberg (Bunbury, 62), F Linhares, F Griffiths (Guerra, 62)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Deisenhofer, GK VanPelt, D Carlson, D Nystrom, M J. Izoita
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (E. Izoita, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (E. Izoita, 4); FOULS: 7 (E. Izoita, VanVoorhis, 2); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
TTFC: GK Sweeney, D Eisner, D Cano, D Floriani, D Ibarra © (Donnery, 85), M Rajagopal, M K. Spivey (Medina, 62), M J. Spivey, F Cowell, F Adimabua (Allen, 72), F Lynch
Substitutes Not Used: GK Guerra, D Walwyn-Bent, F Brandes Baptista
TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Adimabua, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Adimabua, Allen, Cano, 1); FOULS: 9 (Eisner, 2); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 6
Referee: Patricia McCracken
Assistant Referees: Kristin Patterson, Miles Crumley
Fourth Official: Kelsey Harms
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
Next Game
Timbers2 is set to play their first road match of the season against Whitecaps FC 2 on Saturday, March 29 at Swangard Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Pacific) and will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app and on MLSNEXTPro.com.
