The first match of 2021 for the Portland Timbers has officially come and gone, and it was ... interesting. It was interesting because the result felt like the kind of thing you would see from last year’s squad: Portland played well, couldn’t capitalize during some key moments, let their opponent — this time CD Marathon — back into the game at inopportune times, but still ended up with a pretty decent result. A very 2020 Timbers game.
As noted earlier, though, a 2-2 draw isn’t too bad, all things considered. Coming back to Portland with two away goals after playing on a field with less-than-ideal conditions?