PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nathan Fogaça came on in the 75th minute and scored his first goal of the season in the 76th to lead the Portland Timbers to a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
Houston (6-6-4) took a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute when Sebastian Kowalczyk took a pass from defender Ethan Bartlow and scored his third goal this season and third of his two-year career. It was the second assist of his career for Bartlow, who scored once in 21 starts last season.
Portland (5-7-5) tied it in the 37th minute with Felipe Mora’s eighth goal of the season. Jonathan Rodríguez and Evander provided assists.
Dinamo regained the lead five minutes into the second half, with Coco Carrasquilla’s first goal this season – assisted by Héctor Herrera.
Evander scored Fogaça’s equalizer with his eighth assist of the campaign. Fogaça replaced Diego Chara.
Maxime Crépeau finished with a save for the Timbers.
Andrew Tarbell saved a shot in his third start of the season for the Dynamo.
The Timbers hit the road to play St. Louis City on Saturday. The Dynamo are off until June 15th, when they travel to face Atlanta United.
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