SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – A second half brace by midfielder Eryk Williamson plus a first half goal from new signee Felipe Mora gave the Portland Timbers a 3-1 victory over Costa Rican side Municipal Grecia on Wednesday at the Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol Plycem in Portland's second match of the 2020 preseason campaign, presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky.
For the second preseason match in a row, Portland employed two different XIs – one for each half. The Timbers jumped out to a 1-0 lead early when Mora chested down a cross from Sebastián Blanco and fired it past the Grecia keeper. The home side equalized seven minutes later on a free kick to put the halftime score at 1-1.
In the second half, Williamson scored both of his goals only six minutes apart – the first coming with a one-timed finish via a cross off the wing from T2's Marcus Epps and the second coming off a pass from T2 forward Ryan Sierakowski.
Portland will close out the Costa Rican portion of their preseason with a match on Feb. 9 against C.S. Herediano. The match is not open to the public and will not be streamed. Follow @TimbersFC on Twitter for updates.
2020 Preseason, presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky
Municipal Grecia vs. Portland Timbers
Feb. 5, 2020 – Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol Plycem (San José, Costa Rica)
Goals by Half 1 2 F
Portland Timbers 1 2 3
Municipal Grecia 1 0 1
Scoring Summary:
POR: Mora (Blanco), 17
GRE: 24
POR: Williamson (Epps), 59
POR: Williamson (Sierakowski), 65
Lineups:
Portland XI (first half): Blanco, Chara, Clark, Mabiala, Mora, Moreira, Paredes, Polo, Valeri, Villafaña, Zuparic
Portland XI (second half): Asprilla, Cascante, Duvall, Epps, Farfan, Ivacic, McGraw, Molloy, Sierakowski, Williamson (Ikoba, 75), Zambrano
We’re underway for our second preseason match!
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020
Our Starting XI vs. Municipal Grecia. #RCTID
Blanco
Chara
Clark
Mabiala
Mora
Moreira
Paredes
Polo
Valeri
Villafaña
Zuparic pic.twitter.com/8nru0vpQPn
GOAL TIMBERS!
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020
Felipe Mora bags his first Timbers goal in the 17th minute, assisted by Seba Blanco. Up 1-0 over Grecia. #RCTID @old_trapper pic.twitter.com/KP69000bLh
Grecia goal off a free kick in the 24th minute. 1-1. #RCTID
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020
Back for the second half!
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020
Our 2nd Starting XI. #RCTID
Asprilla
Cascante
Duvall
Epps
Farfan
Ivacic
McGraw
Molloy
Sierakowski
Williamson
Zambrano pic.twitter.com/FUiEdxL6rw
Back to back goals from @erykw19 in the 59th and 65th minutes! Timbers up 3-1 over Grecia. #RCTID
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020
.@erykw19 anota el 2-1 en el minuto 59 con un gran remate dentro del área. #RCTID | #SomosTimbers pic.twitter.com/zln3pyQEjh
— Somos Timbers (@SomosTimbers) February 5, 2020
FINAL! Timbers win 3-1 with goals from Felipe Mora (1) and Eryk Williamson (2). More to follow. #RCTID
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020
Two goals from this guy today. @erykw19 and the boys feelin’ good after another preseason win in Costa Rica.#RCTID | @old_trapper pic.twitter.com/4YXTB99byF
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 5, 2020