Timbers fall to Dallas for third time this season

Mauro Diaz had a goal and an assist to help FC Dallas beat the Portland Timbers for the third time this season, 3-1 on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas.

MLS-leading Dallas (15-7-6) has won two straight to stretch its Western Conference lead to eight points over Real Salt Lake.

The Timbers (9-11-8) have lost three of four. They have a three-point lead over San Jose for the sixth playoff spot in the conference.

Diaz scored into the bottom left corner off a penalty kick in the 14th minute. Michael Barrios crossed to Mauro Rosales, who slid behind a defender in front of the goal and tapped the ball to Victor Ulloa, who fired the rebound under the crossbar to make it 2-0 just before halftime.

Walker Zimmerman added a header goal off Diaz’s assist in the 53rd minute. Diego Valeri scored in the 87th minute for the Timbers.

FC DALLAS 3, TIMBERS 1

Portland 0 1—1

FC Dallas 2 1—3

First half—1, FC Dallas, Diaz (PK), 14th minute, 2, FC Dallas, Ulloa, 45th+2.

Second half—3, FC Dallas, Zimmerman(Diaz), 53rd, 4, Portland, Valeri, 87th.

Goalies—Portland, Jake Gleeson; FC Dallas, Chris Seitz.

Yellow Cards—Jewsbury, Portland, 22nd, Ortiz, FC Dallas, 46th, Ridgewell, Portland, 52nd, Hedges, FC Dallas, 54th, Urruti, FC Dallas, 59th, Grabavoy, Portland, 90th+2.

Red Cards—None.

Referee—Ted Unkel. Assistant Referees—Apolinar Mariscal, Cameron Blanchard. 4th Official— Fotis Bazakos.

A—14,207 (20,500)

Lineups

Portland—Jake Gleeson; Zarek Valentin, Steven Taylor, Liam Ridgewell, Vytautas Andriuskevicius; Diego Chara(Ned Grabavoy, 69th), Jack Jewsbury, Jack Barmby(Darren Mattocks, HT), Diego Valeri, Lucas Melano; Fanendo Adi(Jack McInerney, 75th).

FC Dallas—Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Walker Zimmerman, Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead; Juan Esteban Ortiz(Aaron Guillen, 74th), Victor Ulloa, Mauro Rosales(Getterson, 69th), Mauro Diaz, Michael Barrios(Coy Craft, 84th); Maximillano Urruti.