Snapdragon Stadium turned into a party on Sunday night.

San Diego FC ensured that with a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers in their Round One Best-of-3 Series opener, buoyed by first-half goals from Onni Valakari and Anders Dreyer .

The Timbers pulled one back just before halftime through Kristoffer Velde , but the hosts had created enough cushion to win Game 1 in their Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs journey.

“I thought it was a really good performance,” head coach Mikey Varas told MLS Season Pass post-game.

“It’s a playoff match, so it’s never going to be easy. That’s a good team, well-coached, really good players. So, you’ve got to be ready moment for moment.”

Team to beat

SDFC earned this year's Western Conference No. 1 seed, courtesy of expansion-club records for point

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