Portland, Ore. ? Krisztian Nemeth scored in the 83rd minute, and Sporting Kansas City beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday night, with both teams jockeying for playoff position.

Kansas City (13-9-9) moved up into the third place in the Western Conference standings, while Portland (12-11-8) fell into a tie for sixth with San Jose — which holds the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot. The Timbers have three games left in the regular season, and the Earthquakes have two.

The Earthquakes and the Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 1-all draw Saturday night.

Nemeth dribbled past three defenders and beat Timbers’ goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey for the lone goal. The sellout crowd at Providence Park booed loudly when the match was final.