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HomeSoccerMLSUnion get points in Portland for first time, beat Timbers

Union get points in Portland for first time, beat Timbers


Daniel Gazdag scored on a bicycle kick in the fifth minute as the Philadelphia Union won in Portland for the first time, defeating the Timbers 2-0 Sunday night.

Sergio Santos also scored for the Union (6-1-6, 24 points), which snapped a streak of five consecutive draws to remain in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Timbers (3-5-6, 15 points) took their second straight loss.

Union goalkeeper Andre Blake made two saves in posting his sixth shutout of the season.

The Union had just one point in five previous trips to Providence Park, a 1-1 draw in 2014.

Gazdag’s goal came after Philadelphia got a throw-in near the top of the 18-yard box on the right wing. Nathan Harriel’s long throw went to Alejandro Bedoya near the top of the 6-yard box, and he flicked along a header to Gazdag.

Gazdag outmuscled Portland defender Josecarlos Van Rankin for positioning and put an overhead kick into the right side netting from 7 yards, leaving Timbers goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic flat-footed. It was Gazdag’s team-leading seventh goal of the season.

Bedoya had a chance to double the advantage in the 11th minute after taking a free kick from Kai Wagner, but Ivacic stopped Bedoya’s shot from the top of the 6-yard box.

The Union made it 2-0 in the 48th minute. A cross went all the way across the goalmouth, but Jack Elliott tracked down the ball in the left wing corner and passed back to Wagner outside the top corner of the 18-yard box. His left-footed cross found Santos and his header from 10 yards went into the left side netting.

The Timbers’ Sebastian Blanco appeared to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the 69th minute on a rebound following a scramble in front of the net. But a video review determined Santiago Moreno, who took the initial shot, was offside on the play.

Portland’s Eryk Williamson had to be taken off in the 13th minute with an apparent left leg injury.

–Field Level Media

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