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.
The momentum was with the Sounders. For a total of ten minutes. Sebastian Blanco, a revelation this season who has added a much-needed edge to the Timbers, rifled home a low shot into the bottom corner, spraying the fingers of Stefan Frei on its way into the goal.