Sunday, October 13, 2013

Timbers Blank Visiting Sounders 1-0, Take Over Top Spot In Western Conference; On Cusp Of Playoff Berth; Whitecaps Win Cascadia Cup

At Portland, Oregon:

In Sunday lone Major League Soccer contest, Kalif Alhassan scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute as the Portland Timbers took over top spot in the Western Conference by defeating the visiting, ten-man, Seattle Sounders 1-0 in a Cascadia Cup clash, enabling the Vancouver Whitecaps to win the coveted trophy for the first time since joining MLS in 2011.

The Timbers will play their final home game of the regular season this coming Saturday when they host Real Salt Lake.

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