The last time Minnesota United faced the Portland Timbers it was not pretty. On the hottest day of the year in Portland, Minnesota took an early lead in the second minute on a goal by Adrien Hunou and held on for a 0-1 win in a game that was interrupted by a still-unresolved accusation of the use of racially abusive and sensitive language against Timbers player Diego Chará. Hoping, it seems, that the incident would just go away, MLS ended their investigation into the matter inconclusively, while MNUFC has never provided an explanation of what happened, offering only a simple denial.