What a difference a week makes.
Just seven days after being run out of CenturyLink Field in the final 30 minutes of the Seattle Sounders’ 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers, Caleb Porter’s side got its revenge at Providence Park on Sunday; throttling a flat Sounders side in the first half and weathering a mild early-second-half storm to see out the three points. The win puts the Timbers three points clear of the red line with seven games left in the regular season, and gives the Timbers pole position in the Cascadia Cup standings.
Here are three questions from the Timbers’ win over the Sounders:
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