Matchday

Goal of the Year?! Dairon Asprilla scores unreal bicycle kick for Portland Timbers

Do we already have a 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year frontrunner?!?

Portland Timbers forward Dairon Asprilla has made an awfully strong case, launching home a world-class bicycle kick in Saturday nightā€™s rivalry match vs. Seattle Sounders FC ā€“ contributing to a 4-1 rout.

Asprilla went airborne in the 71st minute at Providence Park to connect with Santiago Morenoā€™s chipped pass. That Colombian connection left Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei with no chance as Portland rallied for three massive points.

Timbers fans could be forgiven for feeling dĆ©jĆ  vu about the 30-year-oldā€™s golazo. In October 2021, Asprilla unleashed a similar bicycle kick in a victory over the San Jose Earthquakes.

As special as Asprillaā€™s goal one and a half years ago was, odds are this Matchday 8 stunner will stand out even more. It came in a Cascadia Cup clash after a struggle-filled start to the year, possibly jumpstarting Portlandā€™s 2023 campaign amid injuries.