Fansided · Nov 9, 2018
Portland Timbers: The moments make them dangerous
The Portland Timbers squeezed past the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference semi-finals on Thursday night. It is their ability to produce moments that makes them dangerous in the MLS Playoffs.
After 68 minutes, almost nothing had happened. For the Portland Timbers, who were defending a 2-1 lead from the first leg, that was precisely what they wanted. Nothing.
And then, suddenly, with a Jeff Attinella spillage and Raul Ruidiaz finish, the Seattle Sounders, and the match, for that matter, burst into life.