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Portland records second shutout and extends unbeaten streak to four straight

ST. LOUIS – The Portland Timbers earned a point on the road in a scoreless draw against St. Louis CITY SC on Saturday night at CITYPARK in St. Louis, Missouri. Portland extended its unbeaten streak to four straight matches, while tallying its second shutout of the season. 

Streaks and Clean Sheets
The Timbers are unbeaten in their last four consecutive matches, earning eight points in that stretch with two wins and two draws. Four straight matches unbeaten marks Portland’s longest streak this year. The Timbers tallied their second shutout of the 2024 campaign tonight and did so in back-to-back road matches (at Austin, May 29). Notably, Portland goalkeeper James Pantemis has logged 180 consecutive shutout minutes with his last two appearances, standing in net today against St. Louis and on May 29 vs. Austin FC. 

Goal-Scoring Plays
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Notes

• The Timbers are unbeaten in their last four matches (W2, D2).
• Four straight matches unbeaten marks Portland’s longest streak this season. 
• Portland earned its second shutout of the 2024 campaign.
• The Timbers have recorded consecutive clean sheets on the road (at Austin, May 29).
• Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis has logged consecutive shutouts in his last two appearances. 
• Tonight’s result marked Portland’s first scoreless draw this season. 
• Making his first appearance in over a month, defender Zac McGraw played 90 minutes and recorded a match-high 11 clearances. 
• Nathan Fogaça earned his first start of the 2024 campaign and the 10^th of his MLS career. 
• Juan Mosquera played in the 50^th regular season match of his MLS career. 
• Mosquera is the only Portland player to have started all 18 matches this season. 

Next Game
Following a week without a match, the Timbers will return to the road for a midweek clash against the San Jose Earthquakes at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) Wednesday, June 19, at PayPal Park. A stream will be available on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Local radio broadcasts are available on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD 1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).

Video Highlights
Highlights of the match can be downloaded by clicking here.

Portland Timbers (5-7-6, 21pts) vs. St. Louis CITY SC (3-4-9, 18pts)
June 8, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Mo.) 
 
Goals by Half                1          2          F
Portland Timbers           0          0          0
St. Louis CITY SC         0          0          0
 
Scoring Summary:
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Misconduct Summary:
STL: Markanich (caution), 45+2
STL: Nilsson (caution), 45+4
STL: Kijima (caution), 51
POR: Zuparic (caution), 53
STL: Pompeu (caution), 67
STL: Durkin (caution), 81
POR: Mora (caution), 82
STL: Totland (caution), 82

Lineups: 
POR: GK Pantemis, D Bravo, D Zuparic, D McGraw, D Mosquera, M Ayala (Williamson, 80), M Moreno (E. Miller, 79), M Evander ©, F Rodríguez, F Fogaça (Mora, 60), F Antony (Paredes, 60)
 
Substitutes Not Used: GK Muse, D Mabiala, D Jura, F Linhares

TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Rodríguez, Evander, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Rodríguez, Evander, 1); FOULS: 11 (Mosquera, 4); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
 
STL: GK Bürki ©, D Markanich (Watts, 70), D Nilsson (Yaro, 50), D Parker, D Totland, M Durkin, M Kijima (Adeniran, 80), M Pompeu, M Löwen, M Vassilev (Jackson, 70), F Klauss

Substitutes Not Used: GK Lundt, D Nerwinski, D Dyhr, M Blom, F Thorisson

TOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Löwen, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Parker, 2); FOULS: 21 (Löwen, 4); OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6, SAVES: 2
 
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Kali Smith
Fourth Official: Mark Allatin
VAR: Rosendo Mendoza
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 86 degrees
Attendance: 22,500
 
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial. 

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