Real Salt Lake took an absolute beating in Portland tonight as the Timbers cruised to a 6-1 victory, leaving RSL in seventh place and the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. Pablo Mastroeni’s defense just couldn’t cut it tonight as the Timbers spent the evening catching RSL sleeping on dangerous counters and slipping past defenders with ease.
The Timbers opened the scoring in the 27th minute when a turnover from beyond midfield turned into a quick counter. It began with Diego Chara making an interception and sending a good ball over to Sebastian Blanco who was streaking toward goal.