The Portland Timbers suffered their second defeat and third red card of the season in a 3-1 loss to the LA Galaxy at Providence Park.
A sluggish start to the game saw the Timbers concede two goals in the opening 17 minutes of the game, and things went from bad to worse in first-half stoppage-time when Pablo Bonilla was shown a straight red card for violent conduct. Despite pulling a goal back through Bill Tuiloma at the start of the second half, the Timbers couldn’t overcome an in-form Chicharito, who added a second goal for the visitors just after the hour mark.