Felipe Mora was the Portland Timbers’ starter at forward for the team’s first two games of the 2020 Major League Soccer season, but after an injury suffered before the MLS is Back Tournament, he’s found himself lower on the team’s depth chart. Though he worked his way back into playing time by MLS is Back’s end, fellow forward Jeremy Ebobisse had a team of the tournament-caliber performance in Orlando, while another striker, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, began seeing his first major minutes as a Timber.
On Saturday, Mora took another step toward reclaiming some of the playing time he has lost.