On Thursday, July 16, the Portland Timbers routed the Seattle Sounders 5-1 in the Pacific Northwest derby, and St. Louis City defeated Sporting Kansas City 3-2 as the MLS resumed play following a seven-week hiatus for the 2026 World Cup.
In addition, Montreal and Toronto tied 0-0 in the other game played on Thursday.
Kelsy led the rout, and St. Louis won in the end
Venezuelan Kevin Kelsy (with two goals), Canadian Kamal Miller, American Cole Bassett, and Chilean Alexander Aravena were Portland’s goal scorers.
The player from Valencia opened the scoring for the visitors with a great header in the 19th minute.
Hassani Dotson scored a consolation goal for the Sounders in the final minutes of the game, but Aravena delivered the decisive blow in stoppage time.
In the match between St. Louis and Sporting Kansas City, the home team secured the victory with a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
Scored by Germany’s Eduard Löwen, after the visitors had tied the game following an early 2-0 lead (Filed under: MLS Returns with a Portland Rout).
Montreal and Toronto drew 0-0
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Smoke delayed Lewandowski’s highly anticipated debut
Meanwhile, the MLS was forced to postpone the other match of the day, between Chicago and Vancouver.
The match in which Polish player Robert Lewandowski was scheduled to make his debut with his new club.
This is due to the smoke caused by the wildfires burning in Canada.
For the first time in its history, MLS took a break during a FIFA World Cup.
Although the competition is resuming just a few days before the tournament final, which will be played this Sunday between Spain and Argentina.
The Albiceleste is led by Lionel Messi, who has been the MLS’s biggest draw since his arrival in 2023 (Filed under: MLS Returns with Portland’s Rout).
With information from EFE
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