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Diego Valeri wins it for the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers close to within three points of MLS Western Conference leaders Seattle Sounders thanks to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids.

By Michael Penkman, Reporter

Published: September 21 2013 | 05:15

Last updated: September 21 2013 | 13:28

Portland Timbers have maintained their charge for a playoff place in the MLS Western Conference with a tight 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids.

Caleb Porter's men now occupy third place, three points behind leaders Seattle Sounders, and six clear of sixth-placed FC Dallas.

However, they have played one game more than the Texan outfit.

The only goal of the game at Jeld-Wen Field came in the 13th minute, when Rodney Wallace's interception found Diego Valeri, who then lobbed the ball over a helpless Clinton Irwin.

Edson Buddle squandered a chance to equalise from Martin Rivero's corner two minutes later.

Maximiliano Urruti and Wallace missed opportunities to put the game beyond doubt in the second half, but the Timbers managed to hang on for all three points.

The result sees the Rapids drop to fourth in the Western Conference, one point behind the Oregon outfit.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21