{"id":39586,"date":"2026-07-17T09:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/kevin-kelce-leads-timbers-to-5-1-against-sounders-as-mls-returns-from-break\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:10:24","slug":"kevin-kelce-leads-timbers-to-5-1-against-sounders-as-mls-returns-from-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/kevin-kelce-leads-timbers-to-5-1-against-sounders-as-mls-returns-from-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Kelce leads Timbers to 5-1 against Sounders as MLS returns from break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEATTLE (AP) &#8211; Kevin Kelce had two goals and an assist as the Portland Timbers defeated the Seattle Sounders 5-1 on Thursday night as MLS resumed play after the FIFA World Cup hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>Portland (5-8-2) won its first game under 35-year-old interim manager Jack Cassidy after Phil Neville was fired last month after two and a half seasons at the helm. <\/p>\n<p>Cassidy defeated the league&#8217;s longest-serving manager, Brian Schmetzer, and surpassed the Timbers&#8217; previous largest margin of victory at Lumen Field (a 3-0 win on July 9, 2022).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Kelsey scores<\/span> Portland took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute with a header assisted by defenders Jimmer Foley and Diego Chara. Foley&#8217;s third assist already matches his total as a rookie last season. Chara&#8217;s helper was his first helper. <\/p>\n<p>Kamal Miller, Cole Bassett and Kelce scored in the first seven minutes of the second half, and Portland went all the way to the basket, handing the Sounders (7-4-3) their third straight home loss for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Miller scored his first goal of the season in the 56th minute after receiving a pass from fellow defenders Brandon Bye and Ariel Lassiter. Bye had his second assist and Lassiter had his first.<\/p>\n<p>Bassett found the back of the net for the second time four minutes later with assists from David da Coste (fifth) and Kelsey (fourth).<\/p>\n<div data-module=\"\" data-module-trackunsubscribe=\"\" class=\"PageListEnhancementGeneric Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"PageList-items\" data-list-loadmore-items=\"\">\n<div class=\"PageList-items-item\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo\" data-gtm-region=\"Cole Bassett scores tying goal in the 77th minute as Timbers battle Montreal to a 2-2 tie\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-align-top=\"\" data-mobile-alt-layout=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1778725704000\" data-updated-date-timestamp=\"1778725704000\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media PagePromo-media--backgroundSecondary\" data-animate=\"fromBottom\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Wiki Carmona, 16, of CF Montreal scores a goal from Portland Timbers goaltender center James Pantemis during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Montreal, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov\/Canadian Press, via AP)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9c89b15\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2272x1515+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2F5c%2F5b8c23341cd62dd345021bb429ab%2Fffba4bed0a5d436a8cd4724631a50a3f 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f2f0cf9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2272x1515+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2F5c%2F5b8c23341cd62dd345021bb429ab%2Fffba4bed0a5d436a8cd4724631a50a3f 2x\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9c89b15\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2272x1515+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2F5c%2F5b8c23341cd62dd345021bb429ab%2Fffba4bed0a5d436a8cd4724631a50a3f\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Kelsey scores<\/span> He scored his sixth goal without an assist in the 63rd minute, making it 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle avoided a shutout in the 87th inning when defenseman Hassani Dotson scored off a pass from Albert Rusnak. It was Dotson&#8217;s first goal of the season and Rushnak&#8217;s fifth assist.<\/p>\n<p>newcomer alexander <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Aravena scores<\/span> He scored his first goal in the 8th minute of stoppage time and sealed the final margin. Da Costa added another assist, while Felipe Mora got his first.<\/p>\n<p>James Pantemis saved six shots for Portland. <\/p>\n<p>Andrew Thomas had five saves for Seattle. Thomas had three saves in the first half and Pantemis had two.<\/p>\n<h2>to the next<\/h2>\n<p>Portland: Hosts FC Dallas on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle: Wednesday at Austin FC.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/portland-timbers-seattle-sounders-score-mls-23e16a8d9cae30c027cd73925b544ffa\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE (AP) &#8211; Kevin Kelce had two goals and an assist as the Portland Timbers defeated the Seattle Sounders 5-1 on Thursday night as MLS resumed play after the FIFA World Cup hiatus. 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