Thanks to goals from Onni Valakari and MVP candidate Anders Deyer, SDFC wins the first game of a best-of-three series
In the opening game of a best-of-three series, San Diego FC defeated the Portland Timbers by a score of 2-1.
“I think that the team came out with tremendous focus and concentration,” head coach Mikey Vargas said. “We were playing at a very high tempo, very collective in nature and really compact, making it very difficult for Portland, even in the tight spaces.