Whitecaps soar into playoff spot with comeback victory over Timbers
CF Montreal draw even with Orlando City, Toronto FC shutout by Inter Miami
Cristian Dajome converted on a penalty kick in the 82nd minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps came from behind to beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Yimmi Chara put the Timbers in front early with a left-footed goal in the 15th minute. Portland (14-12-4) doubled the lead before halftime when Dairon Asprilla's shot got past Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in the 42nd minute.
Caicedo scored in the 63rd minute to narrow the gap before Brian White's header off a cross tied the game at 2 in the 74th minute. It was White's team-leading 11th goal this season.
Josecarlos Van Rankin fouled Cristian Dajome in the box in the 81st minute, and Dajome's penalty gave the Whitecaps the lead.
WATCH | Whitecaps complete 2nd half comeback:
The Whitecaps, who downed Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at home on Sunday, moved into seventh place in the Western Conference with the win.
The Timbers remained in fourth place in the conference. Portland was coming off a loss to the LA Galaxy on Saturday that snapped an eight-game unbeaten streak.
The Timbers have scored in 20 straight games.
It was Portland's final Cascadia Cup match of the season. The three-way competition with the Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders included only games this season that had fans in attendance. Supporters created the Cascadia Cup, which is decided on points, in 2004.
CF Montreal extends unbeaten streak to 3 games
Chris Mueller scored for the first time in nearly four months and Orlando City tied 1-1 with Montreal on Wednesday night.
The 25-year-old Mueller, who scored a career-best 10 goals last season, scored moments before halftime to give Orlando City a 1-0 lead. It was his third goal of the season, and first since July 3.
Rudy Camacho headed in a corner kick by Djordje Mihailovic in the 51st minute for Montreal (11-10-9), which extended its unbeaten streak to three games.
Orlando is tied with the Philadelphia Union for third in the Eastern Conference with 46 points. As of Wednesday, Orlando would win a tiebreaker between them for the No. 3 seed.
WATCH | CF Montreal extends unbeaten run:
TFC blanked in Miami
Federico Higuain and Christian Makoun scored to help Inter Miami beat Toronto FC 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Higuain stole a pass by goalkeeper Alex Bono and then blasted a roller into the net to open the scoring in the 10th minute. It was the second goal of the season for the 36-year-old Higuain, who was given a yellow card in the 11th minute for excessive celebration.
Makoun scored just before halftime, slipping a shot inside the far post.
A Toronto (6-17-7) own goal in the 61st minute gave Miami a 3-0 lead.
WATCH | Toronto FC shutout by Inter Miami:
