​If it’s not one thing, it’s another for Minnesota United.Two weeks ago, the Loons were struggling to score many goals, but the defense was pretty tight. Now the goals are coming in bunches, but the defense has fallen on its face.United trailed Portland Timbers 3-0 before a half hour was played Saturday night, but MNUFC responded to tie it 3-3 early in the second half only to wilt again in a 5-4 loss Saturday night at Providence Park in Portland, Ore.Minnesota United has scored 12 total goals over the last three matches, but has only one win to show for it. Eight goals allowed in the last two games will kneecap nearly all scoring outbursts.A hat trick from Vincent Janssen pushed Portland (9-10-4, 31 points) ahead of MNUFC (7-8-8 29 points) in the Western Conference standings.A penalty kick conceded by Morris Duggan when the Loons center back under cut Cole Bassett was finished from the spot by Janssen in the 11th minute.Then a 30-yard rocket from Portland midfielder Ariel Lassiter went off the crossbar, Drake Callender’s back and into the net for an own goal. Lassiter was granted space to stride into before his hit in the 21st minute.Portland then cut open the Loons defense with David da Costa’s cross finding an open Janssen for a tap-in in the 27th minute.Minnesota responded with two goals to make it 3-2 at halftime. Off a Joaquin Pereyra through ball, Marcus Caldiera finished from close range in the 32nd and Kelvin Yeboah fed Anthony Markanich for an upper-corner goal in the 38th.Pereyra’s pressing action led to a Timbers turnover in their defensive third led to an easy finish for Caldiera in the 51st minute to make it 3-3.Jansen’s hat trick goal came when he had a ton of space to score to make it 4-3 in the 55th. Kristoffer Velde made it 5-3 in the 71st.Tomas Chancalay snagged one back for the Loons in the 92nd f, but a five-goal mountain was too big to summit.