Timbers tie Rapids, 2-2

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Gaston Fernandez scored in the 76th minute to lift the Portland Timbers to a 2-2 draw with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.

Maximiliano Urruti made a nice play to settle a bouncing ball and found Fernandez cutting in the right side of the box. Fernandez then muscled off a defender and finished the great feed past keeper John Berner.

Portland (8-8-12) scored first in the 43rd minute, as Diego Valeri’s half-volley cleared Berner for his eighth goal of the season.

The Rapids (8-13-7) tied it at the 48-minute mark. Colorado was awarded a penalty kick on a disputed hand-ball call, and Dillon Powers converted the PK for his sixth goal.

Deshorn Brown headed home a pass from Marc Burch in the 66th minute to put the Rapids ahead.

Timbers 2, Rapids 2

Portland 1 1–2

Colorado 0 2–2

First half–1, Portland, Valeri 8 (Adi, Chara), 43rd minute.

Second half–2, Colorado, Powers 5 (penalty kick), 48th. 3, Colorado, Brown 9 (Burch, Powers), 66th. 4, Portland, Fernandez 7 (Urruti, Valeri), 76th.

Goalies–Portland, Donovan Ricketts; Colorado, John Berner.

Yellow Cards–Valeri, Portland, 67th; Hill, Colorado, 73rd; LaBrocca, Colorado, 90th+.

Referee–Drew Fischer. Assistant Referees–Eric Boria. Jeremy Hanson. 4th Official–Younes Marrakchi.

Lineups

Portland–Donovan Ricketts, Liam Ridgewell, Alvas Powell, Pa-Modou Kah, Ben Zemanski, Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe (Kalif Alhassan, 85th), Diego Valeri, Jorge Villafana, Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti, 68th), Rodney Wallace (Gaston Fernandez, 75th).

Colorado–John Berner, Thomas Piermayr, Marc Burch, Marvell Wynne, Nick LaBrocca, Dillon Powers, Carlos Alvarez (Dillon Serna, 72nd), Shane O’Neill, Jose Mari, Deshorn Brown, Kamani Hill.