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Farrington and Valiente score goals, Dallas beats Timbers for 3rd straight win

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DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 12: Joaquin Valiente Cioli #21 of FC Dallas celebrates after scoring the second goal of his team during the Major League Soccer match between FC Dallas and Portland Timbers at Toyota Stadium on September 12, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images) (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Logan Farrington and Joaquín Valiente each scored a goal Saturday night to help FC Dallas beat the Portland Timbers 2-1 for their third win in a row.

Daniel De Sousa Britto — known simply as “Daniel” — had four saves for Dallas (12-6-7), which has won five of its last six.

Ariel Lassiter scored in the third minute of stoppage time for the Timbers (9-11-5). James Pantemis had three saves.

Farrington perfectly timed his run onto a ball-ahead played by Shaq Moore and slipped a first-touch shot from near the right corner of the 6-yard box past Pantemis into a wide-open net to open the scoring in the 45th minute.

Petar Musa’s first-touch shot, off a Portland giveaway, was parried by Pantemis. Musa tracked down the rebound and played a first-touch cross to Valiente at the back post for the finish that made it 2-0 in the 87th.

Lassiter poked a first-touch shot into the corner of the net.

The Timbers had 56% possession and outshot Dallas 17-9.

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