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Portland Timbers' Lucas Melano missed an open goal from just four yards out against Vancouver Whitecaps

Portland Timbers' Lucas Melano missed an open goal from just four yards out against Vancouver Whitecaps on MLS Decision Day.

The Argentine could not convert from just four yards after the ball had come off the post, failing to shift his feet in time to direct the ball goalwards.

It capped off a bad day for current MLS Cup holders Portland, who failed to make this season's play-offs having finished seventh in the Western Conference.

Portland needed a win against Vancouver to reach the post-season, but fell 4-1 to their Cascadia Cup rivals at BC Place.

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The defeat, and Sporting Kansas City's 2-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes, saw the Timbers become the first reigning MLS cup winners to miss the play-offs since the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2006.

The Timbers were edged for the final three berths in the West by the Seattle Sounders, Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC, who joined FC Dallas, the Colorado Rapids and the LA Galaxy.

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