See? It’s just like I said in my last column. Forget attackers, I said. If you want to score goals, you need some d-mids!
1) After two straight shutouts, the Timbers finally scored. After four straight losses, the Timbers finally won. And after a long difficult period wondering if we’d ever be happy again, Timbers fans can finally exhale.
Just like on Sunday against Seattle, the defense looked pretty solid. Toronto got some dangerous looks here and there, including a ton of corner kicks late in the game, but in the end only had one shot on goal, so Jeff Attinella got himself another clean sheet.