Somewhere between the moment Andrew Jacobson gave the Whitecaps a late lead in Columbus and when Sounders midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro netted the game-tying goal in San Jose, the Major League Soccer playoff push began in earnest.
Saturday just felt like one of those nights, a series of falling dominos that could go down as the telling sequence of the season when all is said and done.
Vancouver’s 3-1 victory at the defending Eastern Conference champs breathed new life in a campaign most had written off. Portland followed with a massive win at home against Real Salt Lake, tightening its grip on the final playoff berth in the West.