Vincent Janssen

Janssen's First Timbers Hat Trick Seals 5-4 Win

Vincent Janssen scored a hat trick in his first Portland Timbers start to lift Portland to a 5-4 win over Minnesota United, making him the club’s first MLS hat-trick scorer and one of MLS history’s rare first-start treble players. Portland built an early 3-0 lead, Minnesota rallied to equalize, and late goals by Kristoffer Velde and Tomás Chancalay sealed the victory, keeping the Timbers in contention in the standings.