"Felipe Mora scored two first-half goals, defender Kamal Miller added another in the 82nd minute and the Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Wednesday night in a wild-card match. Portland advances to play Western Conference regular-season champion San Diego in a best-of-three first-round playoff series. Mora opened the scoring in the 24th minute. RSL goalkeeper Rafael Cabral made the initial save of a glancing header off a free kick, but Mora was first to the rebound for shot into the upper corner."
"Mora made it 2-0 in the 35th on another rebound. Cabral denied a point-blank header, but Mora pounced on the rebound. Justen Glad cut RSL's deficit to 2-1 in the 39th when he headed in Diogo Gonçalves' cross for his first-ever postseason goal. Miller capped the scoring on a wide-open header at the back post for the lone second-half goal. The Timbers tied a club record by scoring three goals in a playoff game, doing so for the fifth time."
Felipe Mora scored two first-half goals and Kamal Miller added a header in the 82nd minute as the Portland Timbers defeated Real Salt Lake 3-1 in a wild-card match. Portland advances to play Western Conference regular-season champion San Diego in a best-of-three first-round playoff series. Mora opened in the 24th minute after Rafael Cabral saved a glancing header and Mora scored on the rebound, then made it 2-0 in the 35th with another rebound. Justen Glad cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 39th with a header from Diogo Gonçalves' cross. Miller sealed the win with a second-half header. The Timbers tied a club playoff record by scoring three goals in a playoff game for the fifth time.
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