Los Angeles Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 2-0 in MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy secured an important win over visitors Portland Timbers by 2-0 in the match played as part of matchday 29 of MLS for the 2026 season, broadcast on Apple TV.

Marco Reus opened the scoring for Los Angeles Galaxy in the 17th minute, before Justin Haak added the second goal in the 80th minute to settle the result in his team's favour.

The match saw no red cards, while each team received 3 yellow cards. The match was officiated by referee Kristopher Puncheon.

Marco Reus received the man of the match award with a rating of 8.84, after playing for 82 minutes, scoring a goal and providing an assist.

Statistically, Portland Timbers had 54 percent possession compared to 46 percent for Los Angeles Galaxy, and the visiting side had 12 shots compared to 9 for their hosts, but Los Angeles Galaxy were more accurate with 5 shots on target compared to 3 for Portland. The expected goals rate was 1.77 for the hosts compared to 0.7 for the visitors.

With this result, Los Angeles Galaxy raised their tally to 36 points in ninth place in the Western Conference after playing 29 matches, winning 9, drawing 9 and losing 11, while Portland Timbers remained in tenth place with 33 points from 28 matches, winning 9 times, drawing 6 and losing 13.