MONTREAL — Nat Borchers and Diego Valeri scored in the second half to help the Portland Timbers beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday.
Borchers opened the scoring in the 64th minute, and Valeri gave Portland (3-3-4) a 2-0 lead in the 70th.
“I thought their performance was really professional,” Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. “In the first half, we managed the game extremely well, limited their chances and kept the game tight. We knew that in the second half, being that they were at home, we would find more chances because they would be eager to score.”
Dominic Oduro scored for Montreal (0-3-2) in the 71st.
The Impact appeared to tie it in the 78th, but Jack McInerney’s headed goal was disallowed. After initially calling it a good goal, referee Mark Geiger changed his decision after checking with his linesman. McInerney seemingly pushed a defender just prior to scoring.