PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla had a hanging bicycle kick purpose and the Portland Timbers eradicated the San Jose…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla had a hanging bicycle kick purpose and the Portland Timbers eradicated the San Jose Earthquakes from playoff rivalry with a 2-0 victory Wednesday evening.
The Timbers (15-13-4) snapped a three-game shedding streak as they attempt to maintain on to the fourth spot within the Western Convention with two video games remaining.
The Earthquakes (9-10-13) have by no means received at Windfall Park.
The Earthquakes had been in tenth place within the West and coming off a 1-1 draw at dwelling with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. San Jose made the playoffs final season, ending a two-year postseason drought, however fell to Sporting Kansas Metropolis on penalties within the opening spherical.
The Timbers fell to the Whitecaps 3-2 final Wednesday. Portland, which was additionally eradicated within the first spherical final season, continues to be simply 4 factors above the playoff line.
Diego Chara scored within the thirty fourth minute to place Portland in entrance. Asprilla added a purpose on a bicycle kick from some 20 yards out within the fifty fifth minute. It was his tenth purpose of the season.
The Earthquakes noticed the return of defenders Defenders Marcos Lopez and Nathan after they needed to sit out a recreation for yellow card accumulation.
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