FC Cincinnati left Providence Park with a 3–2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday, 17 August 2025, in a Major League Soccer Matchday 27 fixture that kicked off at 02:30 UTC. Rubiel Vazquez of the USA was the referee, and the visitors held a 3–1 advantage at the half-time break.

At that stage of the 2025 campaign, the result was a significant boost for FC Cincinnati’s ambitions near the top of the Eastern Conference. A win on the road against a Western Conference opponent like Portland, ...