Playing for the eighth time in U.S. Open Cup play in the past 15 years, the Portland Timbers defeated Seattle Sounders FC, 2-1, Wednesday night at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. Here are three #StatMan takeaways from the match.
4 Forward Brian Fernandez scored his fifth and sixth goals as a member of the Timbers in just four appearances. Fernandez is the first Timbers player ever to score in each of his first four competitive matches with the club.
3 Sebastián Blanco, Diego Valeri, and Jeremy Ebobisse all notched assists in the match.