SAN DIEGO (Saturday, April 25, 2026) – San Diego FC (SDFC) fell 2-1 to the Portland Timbers at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday night. Anders Dreyer scored for SDFC, while the visitors found the net in each half with goals from Kevin Kelsy and Alex Bonetig.
Kelsy opened the scoring for the visitors after winning possession outside the SDFC penalty area. SDFC responded with a penalty kick converted by Dreyer to level the match at 1-1 after Portland’s Brandon Bye was whistled for a handball. Portland secured the game-winner in second-half stoppage time when Bonetig scored following a scramble inside the six-yard box.
SDFC will remain at home to host LAFC on Saturday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. PT. Tickets for Saturday’s match are available at
SanDiegoFC.com/Tickets.
Goal Scoring Plays:
POR – 0-1 – Kevin Kelsy, 26th minute: Kelsy sent in a left-footed shot from the left side of the box after stealing a pass from Jeppe Tverskov and sprinting into the 18-yard box.
SD – 1-1 – Anders Dreyer (Penalty Kick), 33rd minute: Anders Dreyer converted a penalty kick to tie the match, sending a left-footed shot to the lower right corner of James Pantemis’ goal.
POR – 1-2 – Alex Bonetig, 90+6: Bonetig sent in a left-footed shot after a scrum inside the box after a Portland corner kick.
Postgame Notes:
· With tonight’s 2-1 loss against Portland Timbers SDFC suffered its fifth straight defeat in the 2026 MLS Regular Season.
· SDFC now has a 3-5-2 2026 MLS Regular Season record with 11 points.
· SDFC is 19-12-6 all-time against Western Conference teams in MLS Regular Season play.
· SDFC now holds a 22-14-8 all-time MLS Regular Season record.
· SDFC is now 2-1-2 all-time against Portland Timbers in the regular season. SDFC is 2-2-3 all-time against Portland, including the MLS playoffs.
· SDFC is 2-2-1 at home in the 2026 MLS Regular Season.
· SDFC completed 766 passes compared to Portland’s 372 tonight.
· SDFC outpossessed Portland 62-percent to 38-percent tonight.
· SDFC is now 5-7-2 across all competitions in 2026 (MLS Regular Season 3-5-2, Concacaf Champions Cup 2-2).
· SDFC has now gone seven straight MLS matches without a win.
· SDFC is now 1-3 in one goal games.
· SDFC’s current winless streak marks the first time in Club history that it has gone seven MLS Regular Season matches without a win (Last MLS win came March 7 vs. Sporting Kansas City).
· SDFC has now gone without a win in its last eight matches across all competitions. Its last win came against Deportivo Toluca F.C. (March 11) in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
· Winger Anders Dreyer scored his fifth goal of the MLS Regular Season tonight. It was his ninth goal contribution (5 goals, 4 assists). Dreyer now has six goals this year across all competitions, including a goal in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
· Dreyer now has 57 goal contributions for the Club (29 goals, 27 assists). His goal was SDFC’s 103rd goal in Club history.
· Winger David Vazquez made his fourth start this season, his first since April 4 at San Jose, making his 20th career appearance with SDFC across all competitions.
· Onni Valakari and Dreyer are the only players to play in all 44 of SDFC’s regular season and five post-season matches for a total of 49 MLS career appearances each.
· Goalkeeper Duran Ferree made his ninth MLS start tonight.
· Defender Ian Pilcher returned to the Starting XI tonight. He returned to action against Houston Dynamo on April 22 after missing four MLS Regular Season matches. He came on as a substitute for Osvald Søe in the 78th minute against Houston. Pilcher had missed five matches across all competitions. His last match prior to that he played was a Concacaf Champions Cup affair against Toluca on March 18.
· Defender Wilson Eisner made his third appearance this season when he came on as a substitute for Pilcher in the 59thminute.
· Defender Kieran Sargeant made his fourth appearance this season when he came on as a substitute for Oscar Verhoeven in the 81st minute. Kieran had not played in an MLS match this season since starting at Sporting Kansas City March 7.
· Midfielder Bryce Duke made his fourth appearance for SDFC, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Jeppe Tverskov.
· Forward Amahl Pellegrino missed tonight’s match while serving a red card suspension.
Match Information
2026 MLS Regular Season
San Diego FC vs. Portland Timbers
Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Scoring Summary:
POR (0-1) – Kevin Kelsy, 26’
SD (1-1) – Anders Dreyer, 33’
POR (1-2) – Alex Bonetig, 90+6
Misconduct Summary:
SD – Marcus Ingvarsten (caution, 63’)
POR – Kristoffer Velde (caution, 69)’
SD – Pedro Soma (caution, 76’)
Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC: GK Duran Ferree; D Ian Pilcher (Wilson Eisner, 59’), D Oscar Verhoeven (Kieran Sargeant, 81’), D Manu Duah, D Christopher McVey; M Onni Valakari, M Jeppe Tverskov –C– (Bryce Duke, 81’), M Aníbal Godoy (Pedro Soma, 72’); F Anders Dreyer, F Marcus Ingvartsen, F David Vazquez (Lewis Morgan, 72’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK CJ Dos Santos, D Osvald Søe, F Alex Mighten, F Bryan Zamblé
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 5; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES; 3
PORTLAND TIMBERS: GK James Pantemis; D Brandon Bye, D Alex Bonetig, D Finn Surman –C–, D Jimer Fory; M David Da Costa, M Cole Bassett (Diego Chara 86’), M Jose Caicedo, F Kevin Kelsy, F Alexander Aravena (Antony, 73’); F Kristoffer Velde (Ariel Lassiter, 90+7)
Substitutes Not Used: D Kamal Miller, F Felipe Mora, D Eric Miller, D Ian Smith, GK Trey Muse, M Joao Ortiz
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES 5; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referees: Corey Rockwel, Ben Rigel
Fourth Official: Allen Chapman
VAR: Younes Marrakch
AVAR: Meghan Mullen
Weather: 61-degrees, Mostly Cloudy
Attendance: 22,396
