Fanendo Adi and Gbenga Arokoyo were on parade for Portland Timbers in their disappointing 4-1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps at the BC place, as their dream of retaining the MLS Cup faded away. Caleb Porter's side who were 2015 MLS Cup champions needed a win to contend for this year's title after an horrific season of 14 losses, but a disappointing team performance and a poor defensive display in their final league game ended their chances of making to the top six of the Western Conference. Nigeria's Fanendo Adi who was in action for the entire duration couldn't increase his goal tally to 17 league goals as Diego Valeri’s penalty gave Timbers their only goal in the 72nd minute after Giles Barnes’ brace plus goals from Nicolas Mezquida and Pedro Morales fired the Caps to victory.
Defender Gbenga Arokoyo who joined the Timbers in August after terminating his contract with Turkish side Gaziantepspor got his league debut as a second half subsitute for Jermaine Taylor in the 67th minute. The Timbers ended the season with 44 points from 34 games.The Nigeria internationals were in action for the Timbers on Sunday but couldn't lead the Providence Park outfit to the MLS playoff
