Daniel Gazdag scored on a bicycle kick in the fifth minute as the Philadelphia Union won in Portland for the first time, defeating the Timbers 2-0 Sunday night.
Sergio Santos also scored for the Union (6-1-6, 24 points), which snapped a streak of five consecutive draws to remain in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Timbers (3-5-6, 15 points) took their second straight loss.
Union goalkeeper Andre Blake made two