It was a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field. That is not a bad result. We can both acknowledge that and get it out of the way now, because there’s so much more to talk about.
From a second straight game turned by a stoppage time equalizer, to the missed opportunity to take control of the race for the West’s top seed, to the inevitable process-versus-results discussion that will happen, now, the Portland Timbers were left with a collection of regrets after their draw against Seattle Sounders FC, a result that leave both teams tied for first in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference.