During their Thursday practice session San Diego FC spent some time practicing penalty kicks. In the Major League Soccer first round playoff format, games that are tied after the final whistle go straight to a shootout, so they figured it was a good idea to freshen up on the PK.

They might want to focus a little longer on it this week. SDFC saw three players miss the net entirely in a 5-4 shootout loss in Portland, keeping the Timbers season alive and forcing a decisive Game 3 next Sunday night at Snapdgraon Stadium.

San Diego had a 2-1 lead on the back of goals by Amahl Pellegrino and Chucky Lozano, who came off the bench to score after being held out of the last two matches for internal disciplinary reasons. They were on the brink of sweeping the Timbers when Gage Guerra headed home th

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