Overview

• Portland overcame a three-game winless stretch and just a 13 percent pregame win probability to upset LAFC on the road
• Cristhian Paredes connected with an Ian Smith corner for his first goal of the season and the decisive strike in the 45th minute
• Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau produced multiple game-saving stops, including a point-blank denial of Nathan Ordaz in the second half
• The victory moved the Timbers (10-7-7, 37 points) into a tie for fourth in the Western Conference, pushing LAFC down to sixth (10-6-6, 36 points)
• LAFC’s bid for an unbeaten July and momentum ahead of the Leagues Cup was derailed as Denis Bouanga failed to register a shot on target