Portland Timbers players celebrate after a Vancouver Whitecaps own goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Portland Timbers beat Vancouver 1-0 on a 66th-minute own goal Friday night, ending the Whitecaps' franchise-record unbeaten streak at 10 games.
Timbers forward Sebastian Blanco started the deciding play by sending the ball to the side of the goal. Felipe Mora controlled it and sent a shot across the net that went into the goal off Vancouver defender Ranko Veselinovic's foot.
Portland (10-10-3) has won three in a row to move into fifth place in the Western Conference. Vancouver (7-8-8) missed a chance to pass Real Salt Lake for the eighth and last playoff spot in the conference.
Vancouver also had won a franchise-record five in a row, the last two since Vanni Santini took over as interim coach after Marc Dos Santos was fired Aug. 27.
The game counted for the Cascadia Cup, a series between Vancouver, Portland and Seattle. It was the first Cascadia game played at BC Place since May 10, 2019.
Vancouver Whitecaps' Florian Jungwirth, left, gets his head on the ball above Portland Timbers' Claudio Bravo, center, and George Fochive during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Lucas Cavallini reacts after being stopped by Portland Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Portland Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark punches the ball away on a Vancouver Whitecaps corner kick during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Florian Jungwirth, back left, and Lucas Cavallini, back right, vie for the ball against Portland Timbers' Dario Zuparic during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Florian Jungwirth gets his head on the ball during the second half of the team's MLS soccer match against the Portland Timbers on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Portland Timbers' Sebastian Blanco gets his head on the ball as Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Godoy watches during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Javain Brown, right, and Portland Timbers' Dairon Asprilla vie for the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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