Portland Timbers’ Diego Valeri Scores Fastest Goal In MLS Cup History (Video)

Diego Valeri isn’t wasting time in his effort bring the Portland Timbers into the promised land.

Valeri scored the fastest goal in MLS Cup history on Sunday, giving the Portland Timbers a 1-0 lead over the Columbus Crew after just 27 seconds.

The Timbers forward punished Crew goalkeeper Steve Clark for trying to control a back-pass, instead of clearing it with his first touch.

Timbers’ Diego Valeri scores 27 seconds (!) into match, earliest goal in MLS Cup history (earliest had been 5th minute)

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Rodney Wallace then scored for Portland five minutes later.

Timbers score twice in first seven minutes! The earliest a team had scored twice in the MLS Cup had been 23 minutes (2004 DC United).

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