Call it JELD-WEN Field magic, or maybe it is something in the wood that Timber Joey cuts. Either way you slice it, the Portland Timbers are good at home. They beat FC Dallas today 3-2 for their second straight win of the season, moving them up the Western Conference standings to forth place. Dallas mounted a late come back with goals from Brek Shea and David Ferreira but it was the early goals that were the difference in this one.
Portland Timbers Vs. FC Dallas: Timbers Hold On To Win 3-2
Goals came early as captain Jack Jewsbury was able to get the Timbers on the board in the 13th minute. He was played a ball into the box after a quick restart by Kalif Alhassan. Jewsbury found space in the penalty box and hammered home the game's first goal.
The second Timbers goal came a little later in the first half as Portland pressured Dallas into a corner kick after a long spell of possession by the visitors. Jewsbury then found former FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper on the corner. Cooper headed the ball over Dallas keeper Kevin Hartman.
Midway through the second half the Timbers began pouring it on. Alhassan again found space between the Dallas defense and fed a nice ball to Rodney Wallace for what ended up being the game-winning goal.
It wasn’t until the 83rd minute that Dallas found the back of the net with Ferreira. A couple minutes later Shea was able to also find the back of the net to set up a wild finish in the Rose City.
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