TUKWILA, Wash. - Twelve seconds.
That’s how long it took for the ball to go from the Timbers’ end line to the back of the Sounders’ net on Diego Valeri’s opening goal in Seattle’s 3-1 loss to Portland on July 17.
A long clearance caught a Sounders side slow to react to the blistering pace of the Timbers’ Lucas Melano, who, along with Valeri, knifed through Seattle's defense with relative ease in a 2-v-3 situation. Portland have no shortage of attacking weapons and were able to punish Seattle before they had time to react.
And now, with the Timbers in town looking for more points at the Sounders’ expense on Sunday (6:30 p.