The Portland Timbers’ match against FC Dallas in the first round of the playoffs was gut-wrenching for Portland fans. Dallas coach Luchi Gonzalez was not very adventurous, but he got some things right. Dallas looked like a completely different team defensively from their Decision Day match against Minnesota United. FC Dallas was very compact. They were organized and let the Timbers have the ball.
The Timbers still had the opportunities to win this game. But Jimmy Maurer — Giovanni Savarese’s former keeper with the New York Cosmos — had an incredible game and parried almost everything that came his way.