PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) 鈥� Kristoffer Velde had a goal and an assist, Ariel Lassiter and David Da Costa each added a goal, and the Portland Timbers beat San Diego FC 3-1 on Saturday night.
James Pantemis had five saves for the Timbers (8-9-3).
On the counter-attack, Velde blasted a shot from 25 yards out that slipped past the outstretched fingers of diving goalkeeper CJ dos Santos and inside the back post to open the scoring in the 29th minute.
San Diego (6-8-6) had its three-game unbeaten streak snapped.
Gabriel Pirani, at the top of the box, cut back to evade a defender and casually to make it 1-1 in first-half stoppage time.
Jimer Fory, on the left side of the area, ran onto a ball-ahead from Velde and played a first-touch cross to a charging Lassiter for a from point-blank range that gave the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the 51st.
Da Costa bent a from outside the area inside the back post that capped the scoring in the 68th minute.
Dos Santos finished with two saves.
Portland beat San Diego on April 22 at Snapdragon Stadium.
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