The Portland Timbers opened the 2016 season with a well-fought win against the Columbus Crew. Our experts chose their man of the match, find out who they chose.
The Portland Timbers started off the 2016 season with a well-deserved win over what may turn out to be the best team from the eastern conference last Sunday. Many of the Timbers had good performances, but a few stood out to our panel of experts. Here are STF's picks for Man of the Match.
Chris Rifer - Dairon Asprilla
There were players who were better on Sunday (looking at you, Diego Valeri), but nobody was more important than Asprilla.