San Diego FC defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1 in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round Major League Soccer playoff series Sunday night in front of a sold-out Snapdragon Stadium.

Fan Jordi Lozado dances in the parking lot before the San Diego FC played against the Portland Timbers in match one of the Western Conference Round One of the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs at Snapdragon Stadium on Oct. 26, 2025 in San Diego, California. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Fireworks go off as Frankie J sings the national anthem before San Diego FC played the Portland Timbers in match one of the Western Conference Round One of the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs at Snapdragon Stadium on Oct. 26, 2025 in San Diego, California. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Onni Valakari of the San Diego FC

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