FARLEY | Timbers trajectory clear after second win in a row

PORTLAND, Ore. — Any fear the Portland Timbers’ were in for a prolonged post-Champions League swoon have now been set aside. Building off last week’s 2-0 win at the San Jose Earthquakes, the Timbers claimed their second win in a row on Saturday at Providence Park, though their victory over the visiting LA Galaxy may have come at a significant cost.

With two goals from Felipe Mora and a converted penalty kick from Diego Valeri, the Timbers earned a 3-0 win over the Galaxy, a team that came into the weekend with the second-best record in Major League Soccer. Those goals, though, came against a team playing with 10 men, with a late first-half challenge from Derrick Williams earning the LA…