Vincent Janssen provided two assists and scored the third goal as Portland Timbers defeated Houston Dynamo 3–1. The match concluded on Monday morning, 2 November, in Jerusalem time. ESPN’s final match record documents the striker’s direct involvement in all three Portland goals.

The third goal stopped Houston’s response

Janssen set up David Da Costa’s opener in the 25th minute and supplied Kristoffer Velde for the second after a fast break in the 65th. Agustín Bouzat reduced the margin with a shot from outside the box in the 71st, but Janssen restored the two-goal cushion seven minutes later. His close-range header came from Da Costa’s cross following a corner.

Portland attempted 16 shots to Houston’s eight and recorded six on target against one. Houston had more possession, 54.6%, but did not translate that share into a similar number of accurate attempts. The timing of Janssen’s own goal mattered as well as his overall contributions: it arrived shortly after Houston had made the score 2–1 and prevented the reduced deficit from carrying into the final minutes.

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