Timbers down RSL 2-0 for conference title, MLS final berth


              Portland Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark (12) walks onto the pitch as a tifo is displayed before the MLS soccer Western Conference final between the Timbers and Real Salt Lake on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
            
              Portland Timbers midfielder Marvin Loria (44) and Real Salt Lake midfielder Albert Rusnák (11) vie for the ball during the first half of the MLS soccer Western Conference final Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
            
              Portland Timbers defender Claudio Bravo (5) and Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach (8) jump up for a head ball during the first half of the MLS soccer Western Conference final Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
            
              Portland Timbers forward Felipe Mora celebrates after scoring a goal against Real Salt Lake during the first half of the MLS soccer Western Conference final Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
            
              Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa chases the ball during the first half of the team's MLS soccer Western Conference final against the Portland Timbers on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
            
              Portland Timbers midfielder Marvin Loria, front left, and Real Salt Lake midfielder Nick Beslern (13) compete for the ball during the first half of the MLS soccer Western Conference final Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Timbers down RSL 2-0 for conference title, MLS final berth