{
  "id": 2072889,
  "title": "Velde has a goal and an assist, Pantemis has 5 saves as Timbers beat San Diego 3-1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/velde-has-a-goal-and-an-assist-pantemis-has-5-saves-as-timbers-beat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:37:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/velde-goal-assist-pantemis-5-043732278.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday night, the Portland Timbers secured a 3-1 victory over San Diego FC at Snapdragon Stadium. Kristoffer Velde played a pivotal role in the win, contributing both a goal and an assist. Ariel Lassiter and David Da Costa also scored for the Timbers, while James Pantemis made five crucial saves during the match. Velde's goal, a 25-yard shot from a counter-attack, found the back of the net in the 29th minute, breaking San Diego's three-game unbeaten streak. Gabriel Pirani equalized for San Diego in first-half stoppage time, but Jimer Fory and Lassiter put the Timbers ahead in the 51st and 51st minutes, respectively. Da Costa sealed the win with his second goal in the 68th minute. Goalkeeper CJ dos Santos registered two saves throughout the game.",
  "summary": "Kristoffer Velde had a goal and an assist, Ariel Lassiter and David Da Costa each added a goal, and the Portland Timbers beat San Diego FC 3-1 on Saturday night. James Pantemis had five saves for the Timbers (8-9-3). On the counter-attack, Velde blasted a shot from 25 yards out that slipped past the outstretched fingers of diving goalkeeper CJ dos Santos and inside the back post to open the…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}