PORTLAND, Ore. — Mateusz Bogusz scored a goal in each half to guide LAFC to a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers, who lost goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau to a red card early in the second half on Saturday.
Evander had a goal and an assist to lead the Timbers (2-3-4), who are winless in their last five matches.
Portland opened the scoring for the first time in five matches when Felipe Mora took a through ball from Evander in the 11th minute and drilled a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom-left corner of the net. It was Mora’s third goal and Evander’s third assist this season.
LAFC (3-3-3) pulled even in the 21st minute after Bogusz used an assist from Timothy Tillman to send a left-footed kick from the left of the box to the bottom-right corner.
The Timbers took a 2-1 lead in the 34th minute on a goal by Evander. Juan Mosquera set up Evander, who has scored in three consecutive matches and has four goals in six starts this season.
Momentum changed when Crépeau picked up a red card in the 48th minute for fouling LAFC’s Denis Bouanga, who had got behind the last Portland defender.
James Pantemis replaced Crépeau in goal, leaving the Timbers a man down after subbing in for Mora.
Bogusz drilled a right-footed shot off a free kick to the top-left corner and LAFC knotted the score in the 51st minute. The 22-year-old midfielder has three goals this year after scoring three times in 20 starts and 28 appearances as a rookie last season.
Crépeau saved one shot for Portland before exiting. Crépeau is in his first season with the Timbers after making 40 starts for LAFC the previous two seasons.
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Hugo Lloris finished with two saves for LAFC. The 37-year-old rookie has started all nine matches for LAFC this season.
The Timbers, who rallied from a three-goal halftime deficit for a 3-3 draw on the road with Sporting Kansas City last week, have yielded 11 goals in their past five matches, going 0-3-2.
The series is tied at 5-5-6 since LAFC entered the league in 2018.
LAFC returns home to play the New York Red Bulls on April 23.
