Player Grades: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sounders

On Saturday, the Timbers won 2-1 in a come-from-behind victory against rivals the Seattle Sounders. This was a crucial bounce-back game for the Timbers, considering the playoff implications, Cascadia Cup, and their last loss against a poor SKC team last week.

Here’s my breakdown of how the Timbers’ players performed as they temporarily moved into the crucial 7th position in the Western Conference (but now sit in eighth).

Aljaz Ivacic (GK) - 3.6

Ivacic had a pretty solid game from a passing perspective as he completed 88% of his total passes and 67% of his long passes on decent volume (he ranked in the 56th percentile for his total passes and 47th percentile for his long passes).