André Luiz scores 2 goals for Sporting KC in 3-3 tie with Timbers

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André Luiz scored two goals for Sporting KC, making him the first player in club history with seven goals in their initial seven appearances. This led to a 3-3 tie against the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Luiz was acquired by Sporting KC from Olympiacos for a reported $18 million plus add-ons, and he has scored in five consecutive games since joining the team.
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On Saturday night, Sporting Kansas City drew Portland Timbers 3-3 in a Major League Soccer match. André Luiz, who recently joined Sporting KC from Olympiacos for a club-record fee of $18 million plus add-ons, scored two goals to become the first player in team history with seven goals in his first seven appearances. Luiz has now scored in five consecutive games and notched a second multi-goal game in MLS. He sealed the match with a rolling shot in the 73rd minute after Justin Reynolds had pulled Sporting KC back from behind at 6-18-4 for the season. Meanwhile, David Da Costa, Vincent Janssen, and Ariel Lassiter scored goals for Portland, who are winless in five straight games despite this draw.

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KANSAS CITY Kan. Portland Sporting Kansas City the Portland Timbers

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KANSAS CITY GPE · 2× Lassiter PERSON · 2× Luiz PERSON · 2× Portland ORG · 2× André Luiz PERSON · 1× Kan. GPE · 1× Olympiacos ORG · 1× Sporting Kansas City ORG · 1× the Greek Super League ORG · 1× the Portland Timbers ORG · 1×

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Justin Reynolds scored his first goal this season in the 70th for Sporting (6-18-4) to cut the deficit to 3-2. David Da Costa scored a goal for the second consecutive game, Vincent Janssen and Ariel Lassiter also scored a goal for Portland.
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André Luiz scores 2 goals for Sporting KC in 3-3 tie with Timbers · assertive framing

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André Luiz scored two goals and became the first player in club history with seven goals in their first seven appearances for Sporting Kansas City in a 3-3 tie with the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. asserted
Luiz → score → night
Luiz has scored a goal in five consecutive games and has seven goals in seven appearances since he was acquired Aug. 18 from Olympiacos of the Greek Super League for a club-record fee of a reported $18 million plus add-ons. asserted
he → score → million
The Timbers (9-13-6), who had lost three in a row, are winless in five straight. asserted
who → lose → five
Luiz, who had his second multi-goal game in MLS, outraced the defense down the right sideline and beat goalkeeper James Pantemis with a rolling shot inside the back post to cap the scoring in the 73rd minute. asserted
who → have → minute
Justin Reynolds scored his first goal this season in the 70th for Sporting (6-18-4) to cut the deficit to 3-2. David Da Costa scored a goal for the second consecutive game, Vincent Janssen and Ariel Lassiter also scored a goal for Portland. asserted
Janssen → score → Portland
Da Costa, on the counter-attack, took a feed from Lassiter and scored from the center of the area in the 10th minute and Janssen converted from the penalty spot to give the Timbers a 2-0 lead in first-half stoppage time. asserted
Janssen → take → time
Lassiter scored in the 64th minutes to make it 3-1. asserted
it → score → minutes
Up next Portland: Hosts the LA Galaxy on Wednesday. asserted
Portland → host → Wednesday
Kansas City: Plays Wednesday at Nashville. asserted
City → play → Nashville
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