San Diego FC shocked everyone by winning the Western Conference as an expansion team. However, the real test came in their first playoff match. Since the 1998 Chicago Fire won the MLS Cup in their first season the only expansion team to win even a single postseason game was Nashville in 2020.

New season, same results.

SDFC jumped out to a two goal lead and held on for a 2-1 win in front of a sellout crowd at Snapdragon Stadium, putting them one win away from the conference semifinals.

After controlling possession for most of the first 20 minutes SDFC has several shots but couldn't find a way to get one by Portland goalie James Pentemis. They finally cracked the seal in the 23rd minute. Manu Duah's shot hit the upright and settled at the feet of Onni Valakari, who punched it in for the f

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