Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese
On this thoughts on the game…
“I thought that in the second half we came with a lot of energy. We battled very well, what we said we needed to do better in the second half. Then the game became a little bit open, but our guys fought through the entire second half. They matched up. We created chances. They had chances. I thought the tie was a fair result.”
On his team’s defensive performance…
“Very well organized.