Due to the expansion still being completed at Providence Park early this spring, Portland Timbers 2 opens the 2018 season with a five game road trip. Their opener was After a quick jaunt up to Tacoma where they lost 2-1 followed up last week by a longer trip to up to the elevation of Weidner Field at Colorado Springs which they won 1-0.
The initial match was the debut of Cheney Stadium, the new home facility in Tacoma for Sounders 2, and was a frenetic high-paced affair with 32 shots generated and 820 total passes. Neither side managed to show and etended periods of possession and momentum remained elusive for both side.