The Portland Timbers suffered their first loss of the 2022 season, as they were dominated 4-1 by FC Dallas in Frisco on Saturday night. Jesus Ferreira scored a ten-minute hat trick in the first half and assisted Paul Arriola for the fourth goal in the demolition of the Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored the Timbers’ lone goal and his first of the season, in what was a small consolation for yet another bad night in Texas.
With regular starting central midfielder Cristhian Paredes missing the trip to Dallas due to a hamstring injury, 19 year-old David Ayala was handed the start.