Portland 2, Vancouver 1: Second-half goals earn Timbers a win on the road (original) (raw)

From the Portland Timbers

With a one-man advantage, the

received a game-winning goal from defender

in the second half to claim a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Thursday before 5,387 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B.C. The win was the Timbers' first in Vancouver since 2004.

After going down a goal early in the second half, the Timbers were able to pull even in the 65th minute when midfielder

was taken down just inside the box by Whitecaps defender Greg Janicki.

Pore was able to convert his attempt from the spot and Janicki was ejected from the match.

With an extra man, Danso found the back of the net in the 72nd minute during a scramble inside the box to secure the victory.

Entering the match, Portland had recorded just one win over the Whitecaps in 20 games in Vancouver since 2001.

Pore scored his league-leading 11th goal of the season, Danso tallied his first on the campaign and goalkeeper

recorded a key save down the stretch to help the Timbers (7-5-5, 26 points) extend their unbeaten streak to five games and hand the Whitecaps their first loss of the season at home.

Forward Nizar Khalfan scored his second goal, midfielder Philippe Davies logged his first point of the season with an assist and goalkeeper Jay Nolly turned in four saves for the Whitecaps (7-3-8, 29 points), who had a nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end.

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