Late header from Timbers leads to Real Salt Lake loss

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Real Salt Lake's Luis Silva (20) tries to get past Portland Timbers' Rodney Wallace (22) during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Sandy, Utah. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Real Salt Lake’s Luis Silva (20) tries to get past Portland Timbers’ Rodney Wallace (22) during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Sandy, Utah. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

SANDY — Nat Borchers scored in the 95th minute to give the Portland Timbers a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

Borchers headed down Diego Valeri’s corner kick past goalkeeper Nick Rimando. Rimando had conceded the corner with a diving save of Maximiliano Urruti’s right-footed blast from the top of the 18-yard box.

Borchers joined the Timbers (11-8-6) this year and was making his first return to Rio Tinto Stadium after playing seven seasons in Real Salt Lake (7-10-8).

Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey made five saves for his 11th shutout of the season.

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