SEATTLE — After one of the wildest matches in MLS Cup Playoffs history, the Seattle Sounders fell to the Portland Timbers in a penalty shootout after a 4-4 aggregate score after extra time. The Sounders fought valiantly, tying the match up multiple times.
Obviously the goals are the only numbers that really matter in the end, but a few others stand out on the stat sheet that tell the story of this heartbreaking result.
51 - Timbers clearances
Compare this to the 10 clearances made by the Sounders over 120+ minutes. Portland showed up with the bus completely parked, and they almost paid for it.