Have we reached a point where a one-goal win is mundane? Surely, those around the Portland Timbers can’t already be so used to attacking dominance already, but given the team’s last month-and-a-half, who can blame anybody for high expectations? Since Brian Fernandez arrived in early May, the team’s attack has been living in a different world.
That’s why the Fernandez’s 42nd-minute goal on Sunday against FC Dallas felt like a beginning, not a conclusion. With the Timbers coming off consecutive 4-0 victories at home, the night’s opening goal seemed like the start of another lopsided performance.