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Portland Timbers scored a goal in the second half in five minutes to equalize with host Nashville SC and drew 2-2.
Portland (5-6-8, 23 points) has been undefeated in the last four league games.
Nashville (7-5-6, 27 points) jumped fast with a goal from Sean Davis in the 18th minute and led 2-0 when Honey Muktar whispered to the right in the 57th minute. Increased to. -A foot shot for his ninth goal of the season. That was Davis' first goal of the season.
However, Portland kept pushing and attacking. And when Nashville goalkeeper Elliott Panicco whispered that he had fouled in the penalty area, Portland's Dylon Asprila stepped up and put a penalty kick home in 64 minutes. Gave Timbers the first score of the game. The goal was his third this year.
Then, in the 69th minute, Jaroslaw Niezgoda of Portland brought the scoreline even with a quick break chance. Eryk Williamson brought the ball to the last third and threaded the pass to Niezgoda when sprinting into the box. With a clever move, Needs Goda created a space between himself and Nashville's defender, firing a shot of his left foot behind the net over Panicco from the center of the box.
This was the sixth goal of the season for Polish forwards.
Portland scored almost two first goals in the second half of the match, but David Ayala's attempt went high to the left and Marvin Loria's attempt bounced off the crossbar.
Portland managed 53% of the ownership, targeting 5 out of 16 shots, and Nashville placed 9 out of 13 shots in the frame. Portland keeper David Bingham — starting his first league match since May 7 — has made seven saves.
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