Fanendo Adi scores in Portland Timbers game against Dallas to reach MLS Cup

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Nigerian striker Fanendo Adi was among the goals for Portland Timbers as they drew 2-2 at FC Dallas to reach the MLS Cup final for the first time in their history.

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Adi won the Western Conference title with Portland Timber on 5-3 aggregate win over Tesho Akindele's FC Dallas.

With this feat, Portland Timbers became the first Pacific Northwest to win an MLS conference championship on Sunday.

Portland Timbers will face Columbus Crew, the Eastern Conference champions, in the MLS Cup final on December 6.

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Fanendo Adi scored first in the 54th minute, putting away Diego Valeri’s cutback.

He has now scored 18 goals this season.

He played 85 minutes on Sunday, while Akindele was introduced in the 56th minute for FC Dallas.