Falling behind 2-0 to visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, the Portland Timbers climbed back into the match, a 2-2 draw, behind two goals from forward Fanendo Adi.
Adi's performance against Real Salt Lake earned him a spot in the MLS Team of the Week for Week 3. He becomes the second Timbers player this season to make the MLS Team of the Week, as midfielder Diego Charaearned himself a spot in the group after Week 1.
Midfielder Diego Valeri, meanwhile, earned himself a spot on the Team of the Week bench for his performance in the 2-2 draw.
Player (Week 3 Audi Player Index Ranking)
GK: Bobby Shuttleworth, NE (#3): 5 saves, 2 penalty kick saves
D: Ryan Hollingshead, DAL (#153): 6 interceptions, 4 ball recoveries, 2 shots
D: Kendall Waston, VAN (#52): 11 clearances, 5 interceptions
D: Keegan Rosenberry, PHI (#61): 4 interceptions, 3 clearances, 2 tackles
M: Mauro Diaz, DAL (#18): 1 goal, 2 shots, 3 chances created
M: Cristian Higuita, ORL (#89): 14 tackles, 10 ball recoveries, 90% passing accuracy
M: Felipe, NY (#4): 2 goals, 5 shots, 2 tackles
M: Gyasi Zardes, LA (#8): 2 goals, 3 shots, 2 chances created
F: C.J. Sapong, PHI (#2): 2 goals, 3 shots, 2 chances created
F: Fanendo Adi, POR (#5): 2 goals, 5 shots, 4 chances created
F: Will Bruin, HOU (#7): 2 goals. 2 shots, 2 chances created
Bench:Joe Bendik, ORL (#12); Ronald Matarrita, NYC (#11); Chris Wingert, RSL (#199); Marco Pappa, COL (#17); Boniek Garcia, HOU (#9); Sacha Kljestan, NY (#1); Diego Valeri, POR (#10)
