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Sounders knocked out of playoffs by Portland

Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer, right, shakes hands with Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese, left, before an MLS soccer match, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Seattle. Photo: Associated Press/Ted S. Warren


SEATTLE (AP) — Dairon Asprilla scored the deciding penalty as the Portland Timbers survived a wild second half and extra time to defeat the Seattle Sounders 4-2 in a shootout and advance to the MLS Western Conference finals. Seattle won the wild second leg of the conference semifinal matchup between the Cascadia rivals 3-2, scoring late in regulation to force extra time before both teams scored early in the extra session.

 

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