NYCFC Goals: Medina 27' (PK)
Portland Goals: Blanco 43', Valeri 65', Polo 76'
Quick Read
New York City FC fell to the Portland Timbers at the quarterfinal stage of the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando.
Despite taking a first half lead through a Jesus Medina penalty on 27', NYC went down to a 3-1 defeat after goals from Sebastian Blanco, Diego Valeri and Andy Polo.
Match Recap
NYCFC had booked their spot in the quarterfinals thanks to back-to-back wins over Inter Miami and Toronto, while Portland had yet to taste defeat in the bubble, qualifying from Group F along with LAFC and besting FC Cincinnati on penalties in the previous round.