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Portland Timbers forward Jack Jewsbury (13) and FC Dallas forward Atiba Harris (14) battle for the ball in front of the Portland goal during the first half as FC Dallas hosted the Portland Timbers at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on September 3, 2016. (Stewart F. House/Special to The Dallas Morning News)
FRISCO -- FC Dallas trounced the Portland Timbers 3-1 Saturday, notching an assertive victory despite the absence of fiver players away on international duty.
The win puts FCD three victories away from the 60-point mark the team achieved in the 2015 campaign, a tally that would've won the Supporters' Shield given to the team with the best regular-season record had it not lost a tiebreaker.