PORTLAND, Ore.: Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored two goals and the Portland Timbers won their fifth straight match with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday night.
Felipe Mora also scored for Portland (9-4-3), which is tied with the defending champion Seattle Sounders with 30 points atop the Western Conference.
After a scoreless first half in rainy conditions, Diego Chara served up a cross to Niezgoda for a header early in the second.
Niezgoda, who is from Poland and signed by the Timbers earlier this year, scored again in the 52nd minute for his fifth goal of the season and his first two-goal game.
Portland’s Eryk Williamson got his second straight yellow card in the second half and will miss Wednesday’s game against Real Salt Lake.
Vancouver’s Tanner Beason appeared to score in the 71st minute but he was ruled offside after a video review. Shea Salinas’ attempt in the 81st minute went just wide to the right.
Mora, who scored twice in Portland’s 6-3 victory at the LA Galaxy on Wednesday, scored his seventh goal of the season in the 86th minute. Chara got the assist, his team-leading sixth of the season.
The last time the teams met, Portland came away with a 6-1 victory in San Jose. That touched off the Timbers’ winning steak, during which they’ve outscored opponents 17-4.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Earthquakes, who were coming off a 3-0 victory at home Wednesday over Vancouver. The winning streak lifted San Jose (5-7-5) into the playoff picture.
The Earthquakes have not defeated the Timbers at Providence Park in 13 regular-season meetings.
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