The Swope Park Rangers suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers 2 on Saturday night at Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, Idaho. Goals from Neco Brett and Victor Arboleda put Tmbers 2 in a commanding lead before rookie Mark Anthony Gonzalez scored his first professional goal to pull a goal back as the game finished 2-1.
The Rangers (3-5-2, 11 pts.) took the initiative early, with Kevin Oliveira having a pop from 30 yards and forcing Kendall McIntosh into a save. T2 (5-6-1, 16 pts.) came into the game after that, with Brett sending in a dangerous cross that Zac Lubin palmed away, before Villyan Bijev was played through behind the defense but blazed his finish over.