ORLANDO, Fla. – Jeremy Ebobisse and Sebastián Blanco both continued their strong play with goals, Diego Valeri added assists on each and the Portland Timbers defeated the Philadelphia Union 2-1 Wednesday night at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the semifinals of the MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage presented by Audi to advance to the tournament final in Orlando.
Portland will play the winner of Thursday's semifinal between Orlando City SC and Minnesota United FC in the tournament championship match on Aug. 11 (5:30pm PT, ESPN) for a chance at a $1.