“It’s a four-team race for that fifth spot,” Porter said. “We got one point, but three points would have put a lot more pressure on the teams below us.”
TIMBERS 3, EARTHQUAKES 3
San Jose 1 2–3
Portland 0 3–3
First half–1, San Jose, Wondolowski 11, 21st minute.
Second half–2, San Jose, Cato 3 (Wondolowski), 48th. 3, Portland, Powell 2 (Valeri), 54th. 4, Portland, Ridgewell 2 (Valeri), 74th. 5, San Jose, Wondolowski 12 (Salinas), 85th. 6, Portland, Alhassan 1 (Powell, Valeri), 86th.
Goalies–San Jose, Jon Busch; Portland, Donovan Ricketts.
Yellow Cards–Johnson, Portland, 57th; Francis, San Jose, 76th; Salinas, San Jose, 81st; Powell, Portland, 88th; Bernardez, San Jose, 90th+; Wondolowski, San Jose, 90th+.
Referee–Allen Chapman. Assistant Referees–George Gansner. Paul Scott. 4th Official–Daniel Radford.
A–20,184 (20,000)
Lineups
San Jose–Jon Busch, Shaun Francis, Victor Bernardez, Jason Hernandez, Jordan Stewart (Ty Harden, 80th), Sam Cronin, Tommy Thompson, Shea Salinas, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (JJ Koval, 77th), Cordell Cato, Chris Wondolowski.
Portland–Donovan Ricketts, Alvas Powell, Liam Ridgewell, Pa-Modou Kah, Will Johnson, Diego Valeri, Darlington Nagbe, Jorge Villafana, Diego Chara, Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti, 71st), Gaston Fernandez (Kalif Alhassan, 61st).