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11A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 Timbers tie FC Dallas 2-2 to advance to MLS Cup The Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — De- fender Nat Borchers stepped up for the Portland Timbers with an MLS Cup spot in the line. The Timbers had seen a three-goal lead in their West- ern Conference finals dwin- dle to a lone goal, and FC Dallas’ Blas Perez had a shot to tie the series in stoppage time— until Borchers got in the way. “It was just a reaction for sure,” Borchers said. “I just had to make a quick deci- sion, and somehow I made the block.” Then at the other end, Portland’s Lucas Melano scored for a 2-2 tie in the match Sunday and a 5-3 series victory on aggregate goals. The Timbers advanced to the MLS Cup for the first time, next Sunday at Colum- bus. The Crew beat the New York Red Bulls in the East- ern Conference finals. Borchers didn’t care where they play. “I’m just happy with the way we’ve played on the road,” he said Portland won its final three road games during the regular season, and has a win and a tie in two road playoff games. On Sunday, Fanendo Adi’s left-footed goal from 10 yards in front of the net gave the Timbers a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute. Captain Diego Valeri and Dairon As- prilla assisted. “I knew that we would find spots between the de- fensive box and the outer box,” Valeri said. “I got the ball there and I knew that Adi was there in that spot, and he did a great thing.” Dallas came back with goals by Ryan Hollingshead and Perez 5 minutes apart, and had another 17 minutes to win the series, or tie the Timbers and go to overtime to decide the conference ti- tle. “In the second half, I thought it was ours,” FC Dallas coach Oscar Pareja said. “We created a lot of chances. Unfortunately, we couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net in those last 10 minutes.” The five-year-old Port- land franchise is in the play- offs for just the second sea- son. The Timbers won the first leg against Dallas 3-1 to take a two-goal cushion into Sunday’s match. “I’m proud of our guys for weathering the storm at the end,” Portland coach Caleb Porter said. “The ma- turity we showed after we gave up the two goals to not give up the third, and then to score the one to put it away was a really good testament to how far we’ve come as a club.” Portland took its three- goal aggregate lead on Adi’s second goal of the postsea- son and 18th this year. Asprilla, who had one goal and two assists in 26 regular-season matches, has one goal and three assists in five playoff games. Dallas’ Hollingshead broke down the left wing, took a pass from Mauro Diaz and shot into the right corner of the net in the 68th minute. 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