The Portland Timbers entered Saturday's game dealing with injuries to five key contributors and lost two more players in the second half as Adam Kwarasey and Darren Mattocks both exited with injuries of their own.
The Timbers could have easily caved under the circumstances. Instead, they never stopped fighting.
Portland forwards Fanendo Adi and Jack McInerney both scored in the second half as the Timbers (2-3-2, 8 points) earned a gutsy 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes (3-2-2, 11 points) in front of 21,144 fans at Providence Park.