More than anything the Portland Timbers needed points on Saturday night. And they got them — all three of them. It’s a big result for coach Gio Savarese, and it’s an important monkey off the Timbers’ back after a failed season-opening road trip.
But by twice letting Minnesota United back in the game after taking two-goal leads, it also wasn’t a terribly reassuring performance from a team that has been wasteful with leads and stop-start in the attack. The Timbers are going to have to be much better if they want a similar — or any kind of — result next week against NYCFC.