BEAVERTON, Ore. – A near miss in California against Sacramento Republic FC this Saturday has put Portland Timbers 2’s dream of hosting a USL quarterfinal in jeopardy, but even on Tuesday, ahead of the team’s final home regular-season game, perspective on the team’s rise isn’t far from the adidas Timbers Training Center fields.
“It is always difficult to lose, especially when you feel like you played a good match,” frequent captain Renzo Zambrano, one of the team’s starting midfielders, said in Spanish ahead of Reno 1868 FC’s Wednesday visit to the University of Portland’s Merlo Field (7pm PT | TICKETS).