SEATTLE — Raúl Ruidíaz’s miss in the 22nd minute against the Portland Timbers was emblematic of the Seattle Sounders’ Sunday night. The club generated plenty of chances, but could not finish most of them in a 2-1 loss to their arch-rivals.
There was an early portent for how the course of 90 minutes would run. Just 15 seconds into the match, Nico Lodeiro blocked a pass downfield and the ball bounced back toward the Portland goal. Ruidíaz raced onto the ball, but his touch took him wide and, without support on the unexpected turnover, he was forced into a low-percentage shot that was stopped by keeper Steve Clark.