Alvas Powell, Steve Taylor and Fanendo Adi celebrate Portlands goal.
Portland move four points clear of Seattle in the Western Conference standings with the victory, holding off a recent Sounders surge up the table. They next travel to conference leaders FC Dallas. Sounders, for their part, face a crucial six-pointer in San Jose next weekend.
Portland Timbers defender Alvas Powel controls a long ball on the right wing.
Long time USMNT teammates, Jermaine Jones (left) and Tim Howard only played in MLS match together in 2016: the July 4th match against Portland.
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Photo courtesy of CONCACAF
Diego Valeri of the Portland Timbers salutes the fans after scoring the winning goal against the CD Dragon of El Salvador.
Photo courtesy of CONCACAF.
Timber Jim and Marco Marco going around the tents
Portland Timbers players warmed up with special jerseys dedicated to be the 100th game in MLS and the 100th consecutive sold out match at Providence Park.
Diego Valeri of the Portland Timbers shoots on goal.5