The Portland Timbers rescued a point in Providence Park after going down a goal and a man. Orlando City opened the scoring through Junior Urso, Josecarlos Van Rankin was sent off and Cristhian Paredes equalized from the penalty spot in a 1-1 draw.
The game started off as a cagey affair. The first half took quite some time to get rolling. Both teams took their time feeling each other out, with the Timbers finding their first real half-chances of the game from counter-attacking opportunities. Yimmi Chara and Santiago Moreno each had opportunities on the counter in the first half, but neither player was quite as decisive or technical enough to finish the move off, and the Orlando defense cleared the ball.