Bruin's late goal gives Austin a 2-2 draw over Portland

Will Bruin scored in stoppage time to pull Austin into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers. Evander nearly scored himself in the final moments of the first half but his header was just wide.Gallagher, who leads Austin with four goals this season, scored in the 59th from the far post off a cross from Emiliano Rigoni.

Will Bruin scored in stoppage time to pull Austin into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers. Jon Gallagher also scored for struggling Austin (2-4-4), which hasn't won a game since March 11. The draw snapped a three-game Portland win streak in the series. Claudio Bravo and Dario Zuparic scored for Portland (3-5-3). Zuparic scored his first goal of the season in the 33rd minute. His header off a long cross from Evander bounced into the goal, evading Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver. Evander nearly scored himself in the final moments of the first half but his header was just wide.

Gallagher, who leads Austin with four goals this season, scored in the 59th from the far post off a cross from Emiliano Rigoni. It was the team's first goal at Providence Park since joining the league in 2021.

Bravo's goal in the 71st was also his first of the season. Portland has scored 15 goals in 11 matches this season. Twelve different players have scored for the Timbers.

Bruin, signed by Austin in February as a free agent, scored on a header some two minutes into stoppage time. The Timbers were coming off a 2-1 win on the road against St. Louis City, but Argentine midfielder David Ayala tore an ACL during the match and will miss the rest of the season.

Austin played to a 2-2 draw last week with San Jose. Emiliano Rigoni and Sebastián Driussi scored to end a three-game scoreless streak. 

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