Adi breaks Timbers career goals mark in 3-1 victory

Portland keeps Philadelphia winless

By Associated Press

Published: April 8, 2017, 6:33pm

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Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri moves the ball past Philadelphia Union defenders Richie Marquez and Oguchi Onyewu during the first half at Chester, Pa., on Saturday, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz) Photo Gallery

CHESTER, Pa. — Fanendo Adi became Portland’s career goals leader with 46, scoring to close out the Timbers’ 3-1 victory over the winless Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

Adi’s goal, on a penalty kick in the 88th minute, moved him past John Bain (1978-82). He started the season in third place with 41 goals, one behind Byron Alvarez (2003-06).

Roy Miller had put Western Conference-leading Portland (4-1-1) on top with his first goal in the 66th minute. Diego Valeri had a great service off a free kick from the left wing that was headed in by Miller. The ball was curving left and Miller had just enough of a touch to send it the other way.

Philadelphia (0-3-2) opened the scoring in the 26th minute on a perfectly timed header by Richie Marquez off of a corner kick by Haris Medunjanin.

The Timbers got the equalized in the 32nd minute when Darlington Nagbe intercepted a pass and put a shot from outside the box just inside the left post.

Timbers 3, Union 1

Portland 1 2—3

Philadelphia 1 0—1

First half—1, Philadelphia, Marquez, 0 (Medunjanin), 26th minute. 2, Portland, Nagbe, 0, 32nd.

Second half—3, Portland, Miller, 0 (Valeri), 66th. 4, Portland, Adi, 8 (penalty kick), 88th.

Goalies—Portland, Jake Gleeson, Jeff Attinella; Philadelphia, Andre Blake, Jake McGuire.

Yellow Cards—Guzman, Portland, 16th; Medunjanin, Philadelphia, 48th; Olum, Portland, 73rd; Blake, Philadelphia, 85th; Adi, Portland, 88th; Onyewu, Philadelphia, 94th.

Referee—Robert Sibiga.

Lineups

Portland—Jake Gleeson; Marco Farfan, Roy Miller, Alvas Powell; Sebastian Blanco (Darren Mattocks, 71st), Diego Chara, David Guzman, Lawrence Olum, Diego Valeri (Amobi Okugo, 83rd); Fanendo Adi (Jack Barmby, 91st), Darlington Nagbe.

Philadelphia—Andre Blake; Fabinho, Richie Marquez, Oguchi Onyewu, Keegan Rosenberry; Ilsinho (Jay Simpson, 78th), Alejandro Bedoya, Derrick Jones (Fabian Herbers, 65th), Haris Medunjanin, Chris Pontius (Roland Alberg, 65th); C.J. Sapong.

Timbers 3, Union 1

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