Ian Smith sent a corner kick that bounced off the heads of Cole Bassett and Alex Aravena on its way to the back of the net to clinch a 3-2 win for the Portland Timbers in the final second of the match against Charlotte FC on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Portland.
It took everything from Portland to finally break through late in stoppage time. The Timbers outshot Charlotte 27-6, which was a season high for them.
The Timbers found themselves down 1-0 early after Pep Biel cut his way through the defense and scored a goal from outside the box in the third minute.
Ariel Lassiter scored two goals with Vancouver native Eric Izoita assisting in both of them, to put the Timbers up 2-1 entering halftime. With two assists, Izoita now has four goal contributions (1G, 3A) six appearances into his young MLS career.
Charlotte tied the game in the 69th minute on a goal from Idan Toklomati.
Despite the win the Timbers (10-14-7, 37pts) remain in 11th place in the Western Conference with three matches left in the season.
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