The Portland Timbers tallied a signature 3-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders, behind goals from Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Santiago Moreno, and Dairon Asprilla. They started the scoring, and then took advantage of a Seattle red card in the second half to keep the Sounders at bay, adding two goals late to finish their rivals off.
Recap
Portland came out aggressive and active at the start of the match, and through the first ten minutes were the much more active side. Seattle found their way into the game by winning more of the ball in the subsequent, but it was the Timbers who scored first in the 24th minute via Jaroslaw Niezgoda.