Timbers Defeat San Diego To Get Back On Winning Track

 At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:


Kristoffer Velde (29'), Arie Lassiter (51'), and David Da Costa (66') each scored once on Wednesday as the Porland Timbers (8-9-3, 27 points) defeated the visiting San Diego Football Club (6-8-6, 24 points) 3-1 to climb up to ninth place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference standings.


Gabriel Parini scored the visitors' lone goal in the first minute of first-half stoppage time.


The Timbers will try to knock off the Los Angeles Football Club on the road this coming Saturday at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (Apple TV/KRSK Radio at 1080AM and 105.1 FM).



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