Timbers 1 - 0 New York City FC
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Struggling NYCFC hosts Portland

Apr 17, 2015 - 9:23 PM New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Two struggling teams will square off at Yankee Stadium on Sunday as New York City FC prepares to host the Portland Timbers.

Neither side has fared very well this term as they have produced identical records of 1-2-3 through six games.

Portland, however, enters in slightly better form having won more recently.

After opening the campaign with three draws and a defeat, the Timbers ran out to impressive 3-1 victory over then-unbeaten FC Dallas.

But Portland was unable to carry that momentum into its next outing as Orlando City SC cruised past Caleb Porter's men in a 2-0 win at Providence Park.

"We'll bounce back like we always do," Porter said after the match. "We're a team that deals with adversity in a positive way. We've got a mentally tough team. We've got a good locker room with guys that have character. We'll get back to work and have a really hard week of training. I'm going to reflect on the game and reflect on what went wrong. Like I said, it's my responsibility. We weren't good enough today. That's me, the guys, everybody."

Jack Jewsbury is a veteran presence in the Timbers midfield, and he will be eager to help Portland regroup in time for Sunday's clash at Yankee Stadium.

"As a veteran guy and a leader within the locker room, you have to make sure to keep your highs low and your lows high," Jewsbury said. "There are going to be ups and downs throughout the season. Obviously this is a low. This isn't something we expected. Coming off the win last week, we felt pretty confident and we were excited to get back here and getting three points. Some things don't go the way we planned them and now it's about the way we react as a team."

New York, meanwhile, enters the contest on a four-game winless run.

The expansion made a very bright start to life in MLS by turning out impressive performances in a draw with Orlando City SC and a 2-0 home victory over the New England Revolution.

What has followed, though, has been greatly disappointing as the side has often looked disjointed and without cohesion.

New York looked primed for a vital victory on Thursday when the club carried a one-goal lead into the dying stages of its clash with the Philadelphia Union at Yankee Stadium, but C.J. Sapong struck at the death to ensure a point for both sides.






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