The Portland Timbers took down Orlando City 2-1 to take home the trophy for the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Tuesday night.
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Goals from Larrys Mabiala and Dario Zuparic helped the Timbers to the win in MLS' bubble tournament in Orlando and a guaranteed spot in the CONCACAF Champions League along with a nice return of prize money to the tune of $300,000.
The Timbers got on the scoreboard shortly before the 30-minute mark when Mabiala got on the end of a Diego Valeri free kick and headed it past Orlando keeper Pedro Gallese to give Portland the lead.
However, Orlando struck back ahead of half-time with a goal from Mauricio Pereyra, who showed great balance to keep his feet after taking a stumble and then redirecting Nani's cross past Steve Clark to make it 1-1 at the break.
Portland's pressure got the best of Orlando midway through the second half when the ball fell to Zuparic inside the six-yard box and he poked home to give the Timbers the lead.
MLS is set to return to playing in local markets starting on Wednesday when FC Dallas hosts expansion Nashville SC in Frisco, Texas. (stream live on ESPN+ in the U.S.)
Source: espn.co.uk