Surging Timbers Shut Out Earthquakes 3-0
October 11, 2020 9:00PM PDT
Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images
Despite the pouring rain, the Portland Timbers are in a great mood tonight.
Behind a 3-0 shutout of the San Jose Earthquakes, they’ve grabbed a share of 1st place in the Western Conference, following the Seattle Sounders loss to LAFC.
Conditions on the pitch were soggy, which led to a plodding, scoreless first half. But Jarosław Niezgoda kicked off the second half with a pair of goals in the first seven minutes of action:
Felipe Mora added a third goal for good measure in the 85th minute:
The clean sheet was the Timbers’ 5th consecutive win.
