The Portland Timbers played two 45-minute training matches on Wednesday, the second day of their 10-day preseason (presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky) trip to Tucson, Arizona. The Timbers lost their first match, 2-0, to the Colorado Rapids in the day's 11:00 a.m. PT kickoff and defeated Phoenix Rising FC, 1-0, in the 1:00 p.m. PT match.
Portland's best chance of Tuesday's opening match came just past the period's midpoint when Academy striker Tego Iboka's shot from just inside Colorado's penalty area hit the Rapids' crossbar and bounced back into play.
A little action for the good guys, Tega Ikoba pings the crossbar 25 minutes in.