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Valakari, Dreyer lead San Diego to 2-1 victory over Timbers in club’s first postseason match
Onni Valakari and Anders Dreyer scored in the first half and top-seeded San Diego FC held on for a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.
A lengthy run in Major League Soccer’s postseason by the Western Conference champions, capped by a victory Dec. 6 in the MLS Cup final, would endear SDFC not only to hardcore locals who’ve supported them but also thousands of San Diegans who may not know who they are.
San Diego FC have signed midfielder and captain Jeppe Tverskov to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028, the club announced Friday.