Overview
- Portland won 3-2 on Saturday night when Alexander Aravena headed home from a corner six minutes into second-half stoppage time to deliver the game-winner.
- The final sequence began with Ian Smith's corner, Cole Bassett redirected the ball with a header, and Aravena finished at the goal line on the last play.
- Ariel Lassiter scored twice for Portland to put the Timbers ahead earlier, while Pep Biel and Idan Toklomati scored for Charlotte to force the 2-2 tie before the finale.
- The victory ended Portland's seven-match winless run and kept Charlotte from clinching an Eastern Conference playoff berth with one match still available to do so.
- Reports conflict on Toklomati's season total after his goal with the Associated Press listing 13 goals and Deadspin listing 14 goals, and both teams have midweek matches that will further affect playoff positioning.