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MLS Review: Timbers end NYCFC's unbeaten start, Sounders claim first win

New York City FC crashed to their first defeat of the season as the MLS Eastern Conference leaders were upstaged 3-0 by Portland Timbers.

With five wins and two draws to start the season, high-flying NYCFC had the chance to restore their four-point lead atop the standings in the East.

But the visitors came unstuck in Portland, where the counterattacking Timbers reigned supreme thanks to Sebastian Blanco, Fanendo Adi and Larrys Mabiala on Sunday.

NYCFC controlled possession and completed almost 800 passes but Patrick Vieira's men were caught out by the Timbers, who opened the scoring via Blanco's looping header approaching the half-hour mark.