Nagbe, Timbers beat Whitecaps
Darlington Nagbe scored a spectacular goal and Darren Mattocks added his first of the season as the Portland Timbers defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Nagbe’s highlight reel strike came in the 18th minute, when he received a pass 30 yards from goal and danced away from two Vancouver defenders. Moving toward the penalty area, he shrugged off a challenge by Kendall Waston, who has an eight inch and 50 pound advantage. Nagbe finished the play by blasting a right-footed shot from 20 yards out over Vancouver goalkeeper David Ousted and off the bottom of the crossbar for his second goal of the season.
Portland doubled their lead in the 39th minute, with Nagbe involved again. His threaded pass found Diego Valeri on the right wing, who then drove a cross into the Vancouver penalty area. Mattocks was racing into the area and met the cross, driving the ball past Ousted from 5 yards out and heaping more misery on his former team. Mattocks played for Vancouver from 2012-2015.
Vancouver got back into the game in the 59th minute, when Matias Laba was fouled in the Portland penalty area. Fredy Montero’s penalty kick was blocked by Timbers goalkeeper Jeff Attinella, but Montero was first to the rebound and knocked it in for his fourth goal of the season. Attinella was making his first appearance for Portland, starting in place of Jake Gleeson, who was out due to a hip flexor injury.
IMPACT 3, UNION 3: Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored his second goal of the game in the 87th minute, rallying the Montreal Impact to a draw with the Philadelphia Union. Jackson-Hamel replaced Dominic Oduro in the 62nd minute and put away a rebound to tie it.
DYNAMO 2, EARTHQUAKES 0: Erick Torres scored his MLS-leading seventh goal of the season and the Houston Dynamo beat the San Jose Earthquakes. Torres opened the scoring in the ninth minute, converting from the penalty spot after Fatai Alashe conceded a penalty against Alex Lima.
REVOLUTION 2, D.C. UNITED 2: The New England Revolution took advantage of an own goal early in the second half to earn a draw with D.C. United on Saturday night. D.C. conceded a corner kick in the 48th minute and Kelyn Rowe got two attempts.
FC DALLAS 1, SPORTING KC 0: Maynor Figueroa scored his first goal of the season and Jesse Gonzalez earned his 10th career shutout and FC Dallas defeated Sporting Kansas City. Dallas broke through in the 77th minute of the even match between teams that have now conceded just three goals apiece this season.