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04/04 23:41 CDT Berhalter and Mller score stoppage-time goals, Whitecaps rally
to beat Timbers 3-2
Berhalter and Mller score stoppage-time goals, Whitecaps rally to beat Timbers
3-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Sebastian Berhalter and Thomas Mller
scored stoppage-time goals, Edier Ocampo also scored a goal, and the Vancouver
Whitecaps beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 on Saturday night.
Yohei Takaoka had two saves and an assist --- his first career goal
contribution in MLS --- for the Whitecaps (4-1-1).
Juan Mosquera made his season debut and had a goal and an assist for the
Timbers (1-3-2), and David Da Costa also scored a goal.
Mller converted from the penalty spot to make it 2-2 in the first minute of
stoppage time and Berhalter capped the scoring with a shot from the top of the
box about four minutes later.
Ocampo opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Takaoka played a long arcing
ball-ahead to Ocampo, who avoided goalkeeper James Pantemis --- who had charged
off his line --- and rolled a shot from the edge of the penalty area inside the
back post and into a wide-open net.
Mosquera slammed home a volley from outside the area off a clearance attempt to
tie it 1-1 in the 36th minute and fed Da Costo for a first-touch finish from
point-blank range give the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the second minute of
first-half stoppage time.
Pantemis finished with six saves.
The Whitecaps had 61% possession and outshot Portland 21-9, 9-4 on target.
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