Chara, Mora score, Timbers beat Dynamo 2-0
Posted September 03, 2021 7:00 am
HOUSTON (AP) - Yimmi Chará and Felipe Mora each scored and the Portland Timbers beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Friday night.
Portland (9-10-3) extended Houston's club-record winless run to 16 games. The Dynamo (3-10-10) have not won since May 22.
Chará scored in the 15th minute. Goalkeeper Michael Nelson denied Mora's header, but Chará was first to the loose ball in front of the net.
Five minutes later, Mora scored on a penalty kick as Nelson dove the wrong way.
Portland goalkeeper Steve Clark got his fourth shutout.
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Portland Timbers' Sebastian Blanco (10), Dairon Asprilla, rear, and Felipe Mora, right, celebrate Mora's goal on a penalty kick against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers forward Yimmi Chara (23) and Houston Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers forward Felipe Mora scores on a penalty kick against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers forward Yimmi Chara (23) moves the ball past Houston Dynamo defender Adam Lundqvist before scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers forward Dairon Asprilla, left, pulls on Houston Dynamo defender Tim Parker, right, as they vied for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Matias Vera, left, moves the ball past Portland Timbers midfielder George Fochive during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers midfielder Sebastian Blanco, left, is pushed as he moves the ball by Houston Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers midfielder George Fochive, right, heads the ball in front of Houston Dynamo midfielder Matias Vera during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Portland Timbers defender Claudio Bravo, left, loses the ball on the slide tackle by Houston Dynamo defender Tim Parker during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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