PORTLAND, Ore. -- It didn’t take long for the Portland Timbers to feel the absence of their injured players, including Darlington Nagbe, on Wednesday night.
Midfielder Ned Grabavoy, who slotted in for Nagbe in the only line-up change from coach Caleb Porter’s previous starting group, made a dangerous back pass to Jack Jewsbury. FC Dallas pounced, and Michael Barrios finished cooly one-on one.
The message was clear: the injury-ravaged Timbers were in for a very long night.
"We’ve got two days to sort it out and I’ve got to look at everything: line-up, system, personnel,” Porter said.