Four different players scored goals for the Portland Timbers as they rolled past the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-1 in a preseason game Tuesday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Bright Dike, Jorge Perlaza, James Marcelin and Mamadou "Futty" Danso scored goals for the Timbers in the game. Midfielder Franck Songo'o, trying to earn a spot on the roster, assisted on two of the goals.

"Once we started to pick up the pace of the game and get a feel a little bit in the first half, we just dominated play and went 2-0 up," Portland coach John Spencer said. "It's good to see that when we're dominating play and creating chances there are people there to take advantage of those chances and score goals.

"There were times last season - it was really a pattern - where we're creating great chances and great looks at goal, but there was no one really there to stand up and take responsibility of putting the ball in the back of the net. That wasn't the case (Tuesday)."

The Timbers started a lineup of Troy Perkins at goalkeeper, with Lovel Palmer (right) and Rodney Wallace (left) at outside defender with Eric Brunner and Hanyer Mosquera at centerback. Songo'o and Eric Alexander were on the outside in the midfield and Jack Jewsbury and Diego Chara inside. Dike and Perlaza were the forwards in the Timbers' first preseason game of the 2012 season.

Dike's score occurred just eight minutes into the game. The forward, rebounding from an Achilles injury that kept him out for more than half of the 2011 regular season, got his head on a corner kick from Songo'o for the score.

Songo'o was the setup man for Perlaza on his goal to make the score 2-0. The Timbers, looking for more productivity from the outside midfielders, brought in Songo'o as a trialist. If Songo'o continues to produce like he did against the defending champions, there's little doubt he'll make the final roster.

"The last couple of days, he (hasn't) performed nearly as well as he did (in Portland). But that's to be expected with the travel," Spencer said. "(I'm happy) with the production, but the overall play definitely could've been better. But he has set high standards for himself. It's important for him to consistently meet those standards going forward."

For the second half, the Timbers started Perkins, with Steve Purdy (right) and Mike Chabala (left) at outside defender. Rookie Andrew Jean-Baptiste and Danso were at centerback. Kalif Alhassan and Lance Davids (a trialist from South Africa) were on the outside in the midfield, with Marcelin and Freddie Braun as center midfielders. Rookie Brent Richards and Dike started at forward, however, Sebastien Rincon came in for Dike in the 75th minute.

"We're not looking at any partnerships (at centerback) at this time. They will get a chance to play with each other," Spencer said. "Don't read anything into that."

Alhassan sent a nice ball to Marcelin, who chipped the ball over Los Angeles backup goalkeeper Nick Noble for the goal and a 3-0 lead in the 67th minute. Danso scored on a penalty kick (Galaxy handball in the penalty box) in the 85th minute to close out the Timbers scoring.

The Timbers next game is scheduled for Friday against the Montreal Impact at the Home Depot Center. I'll be at the Home Depot Center Friday to provide a live report and tweets.

Notes: The Timbers announced that the date of their regular season game at Vancouver has been changed to Sunday, Oct. 21 instead of Saturday, Oct. 20. The change was due to schedule conflicts with the Canadian Football League schedule. ...Los Angeles star Landon Donovan did not play. He is on loan and playing with EPL's Everton.

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