Some of the most memorable meetings between the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers have taken place in the US Open Cup. Just in the last eight years, we’ve been given “48 seconds” (2009); Zach Scott scoring the winning penalty in a shootout (2010); a Sounders win in overtime that followed a last-gasp regulation equalizer by the Timbers (2014); and, of course, the Red Card Wedding (2015).
Tuesday’s encounter is shaping up very differently as both teams are expected to field squads heavy on backups and with a healthy contingent of USL call-ups.