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PORTLAND, Ore. – The San Jose Earthquakes battled to a 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers in the opener of a round-robin preseason tournament on Sunday at JELD-WEN Field.
The Earthquakes received goals from a pair of familiar faces and one of their offseason acquisitions. Reigning Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player Chris Wondolowski and Honduran national team defender Victor Bernardez tallied in the first half while former Timbers forward Mike Fucito tacked on the third in the second half.
San Jose got on the scoreboard first, finding the net in the third minute. The Timbers were whistled for a handball in the box, allowing Wondolowski to slot home a penalty and 1-0 lead.
Portland didn’t wait long to find an equalizer. Khalif Alhassan lobbed a cross from the end line that picked out former Earthquakes forward Ryan Johnson in the fifth minute. Johnson got his head to the ball and flicked a shot to the far post. Johnson would double his haul 22 minutes later, poking a shot past Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch after Diego Valeri slotted a pass past the San Jose back line.
Bernardez brought the teams level again toward the end of the first half. Shea Salinas whipped a free kick into the area from 45 yards out and Bernardez rose to win the header, nodding the ball past Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in the 39th minute.
The frenzied first-half pace transferred over to the second. The Timbers took the lead again in the 53rd minute as Johnson completed his hat trick, chipping a shot on the run to beat Busch, who was off his line.
The scoring didn’t stop there. Fucito tapped in a blocked shot from inside the keeper’s box in the 60th minute. Tottenham Hotspur midfielder John Bostock created the chance after maneuvering at the top of the area to blast a shot on target, forcing Ricketts to make a save that ricocheted to Fucito.
The Earthquakes will return to action on Wednesday against AIK (Sweden) at 5 p.m. PT. The match will be streamed live at sjearthquakes.com.
Portland Timbers 3:3 San Jose Earthquakes
JELD-WEN Field – Portland, Ore.
February 17, 2013 – Attendance: 14,229
Scoring Summary: SJ – Chris Wondolowski (penalty) 3; POR – Ryan Johnson (Kalif Alhassan, Ryan Miller) 5; POR – Ryan Johnson (Diego Valeri, Darlington Nagbe) 27; SJ – Victor Bernardez (Shea Salinas) 39; POR – Ryan Johnson (Diego Valeri) 52; SJ – Mike Fucito (unassisted) 60.
Misconduct Summary: SJ – Justin Morrow (caution) 87.
San Jose Earthquakes: Jon Busch, Dan Gargan (Hunter Gorskie 77), Victor Bernardez (Nana Attakora 61), Jason Hernandez (Ty Harden 61), Justin Morrow, Shea Salinas (Cordell Cato 77), Sam Cronin, Rafael Baca, John Bostock (Sam Garza 61), Chris Wondolowski, Mike Fucito (Adam Jahn 61).
Portland Timbers – Donovan Ricketts, Ryan Miller, Hanyer Mosquera (Dylan Tucker-Gangnes 45), Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Michael Harrington, Will Johnson, Diego Valeri (Ben Zemanski 79), Diego Chara (Sal Zizzo 79), Darlington Nagbe (Rodney Wallace 71), Ryan Johnson (Jose Valencia 71), Kalif Alhassan (Danny Mwanga 64).
