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'Caps come up short in bid for third straight victory, fall 2-1 to Timbers at BC Place

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8W-8L-3D) came up short in their bid for a third straight win on Sunday afternoon, falling 2-1 to Portland Timbers (8W-8L-6D) in front of a crowd of 25,083 at BC Place.

Portland went ahead early in this one through rookie Jereme Ebobisse, who was making his first MLS start with striker Fanendo Adi suspended. Ebobisse put the Timbers ahead in the 14th minute, directing in a low cross from Dairon Asprilla on the second phase of a corner.

The ‘Caps nearly equalized on a pair of first-half headers, with Christian Bolaños sending a Jordan Harvey cross just over the goal and Timbers keeper Jake Gleeson denying Tony Tchani on a Bolaños corner, before eventually finding the back of the net in the 45th minute.