Another ugly loss against San Diego F.C.

San Diego FC 2-1 Portland Timbers

SAN DIEGO, CA--Not the way the Portland Timbers to start its playoff run in the first-ever postseason opener at Snapdragon Stadium i In the end, San Diego FC defeated the Timbers, 2-1, despite Kristoffer Velde’s heroics, scoring his first goal as a Portland Timber.

San Diego FC had a dandy of a game and got regrouped despite the visitors being organized in the field and looking very disciplined in the end.

Phil Neville sent his same lineup and starting eleven in Game One from midweek against Real Salt Lake

Give James Pantemis a cigar, but in the end succumbed to an organized offensive game that the hosts displayed all over him. Onni Valakari started the scoring and opened the score in the 23^rd minute. Later, Anders Dreyer headed a pass to Bombino, and the score was 2-0.

Still, I give the Portland Timbers a lot of credit for their persistence, which ultimately paid off when Velde scored his first goal since arriving in the Rose City, giving the Timbers a sense of hope, but ultimately no cigar in the end.

Jimer Fory needs to keep a cool head and not be led into provocations. In the end, the man got two back-to-back yellow cards in a span of two minutes, not something to expect from a player of that caliber and professionalism.

Goals

Onni Valakari (SD) 23^rd, Anders Dreyer (SD) 30^th, Kristoffer Velde (POR) 36^th

Next match: Portland Timbers F.C. vs San Diego F.C. at Providence Park, Saturday, November 1^st

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