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The Timbers clinched a playoff spot with a 2-0 win at Austin FC on Saturday

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If you root for the Timbers, you've got postseason soccer. Portland beat Austin FC 2-0 Saturday night to take the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. It was the team's fourth straight win and its third straight playoff berth.

Portland shut out Austin FC on the road

  • Portland Timbers2
    Austin FC0
    FinalSaturday, Nov. 7, in Austin, Texas

Source: OregonLive.com

Ariel Lassiter scored in the 3rd minute, and Kristoffer Velde added a goal in the 70th. KOIN reported that a playoff spot seemed out of reach only a month ago, before a rebuilt back line and the attack of Velde and Vincent Janssen turned things around.

  • First round: best-of-three against second-seeded Dallas
  • Playoffs begin: Nov. 19
  • Game 1: Portland visits Dallas

The Timbers closed the season hot

4
straight wins to end the regular season
7
saves by Portland's goalkeeper at Austin
70th
minute of Velde's goal in the 2-0 win

Sources: KOIN.com, Longview Daily News, OregonLive.com

Sources: KOIN.com, Longview Daily News, OregonLive.com

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