PORTLAND, Ore. – The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the Portland Timbers 3-1 at Providence Park on Sunday afternoon. Needing a win in the season finale to reach the 2019 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, the loss sees the Quakes’ season come to an end.
After falling behind in the first half, forward Chris Wondolowski scored an equalizer 10 minutes later. Portland then scored a pair of unassisted goals in the second half to seal the result.
While falling just short of the postseason, San Jose more than doubled their points (44 to 21) and more than tripled their wins total (13 to 4) from 2018.