Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Mora scored first-half goals and the Portland Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to six straight games with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Saturday night.
Jun 23, 2024 at 12:53 AM ETPORTLAND, Ore. — Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Mora scored first-half goals and the Portland Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Saturday night.Mora doubled the lead with a goal in the 43rd minute, his team-leading ninth goal of the year. Mora manoeuvred between a pair of defenders and blasted the ball past Whitecaps goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.
The Timbers are the only Major League Soccer team with three players with eight or more goals this season. Evander also has eight. Evander had a dangerous free kick in stoppage time from just outside the top of the box but it sailed over the goal. The Cascadia Cup is the annual three-way competition between the Timbers, Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders, created by supporters of the three Pacific Northwest teams. The winner of the trophy is determined on points.Vancouver was missing two players because of the Copa America. Ali Ahmed is playing for Canada and Andres Cubas is with Paraguay.
Portland's Maxime Crépeau and Kamal Miller are also playing for Canada in the Copa America, while Miguel Araujo is on Peru's roster.
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