Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Timbers Fall To Loons In Open Cup Semifinal

At St. Paul, Minnesota:

Darwin Quintero (PK-22') and Mason Toye (64') each scored once as Minnesota United held off the visiting Portland Timbers 2-1 in a semifinal match in the US Open Cup.

Brian Fernandez scored the lone Timbers goal in the opening minute of first-half stoppage time.

The Loons will take on Atlanta United on the road on August 27 for the Open Cup championship and a berth in next year's CONCACAF Champions League.

As for the Timbers, they will return to Major League Soccer action as they open up a ten-game home stand by taking on the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Cascadia Cup clash on Saturday at 8:00 PM Pacific Time (Timbers TV Network via KPDX-TV, Portland-Vancouver; ESPN+).

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