The Portland Timbers secured a much-needed 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in Providence Park. A Diego Chara goal, a moment of unspeakable magic from Mr. October, and a solid shutout victory: the recipe for a very good Wednesday night at Providence Park.
Portland played their fourth game in eleven days and you probably would have been able to guess that by the way the opening stages of the first half played out. The Timbers looked disjointed, choppy and disconnected.
Sebastian Blanco started the game on the bench and Portland’s attack suffered.