Sounders FC 2 (1-1-0, 3 points) earned its first win of the season on Sunday afternoon in a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers 2 (0-3-0, 0 points) at Starfire Stadium. Forward Seyi Adekoya and midfielder Zach Mathers scored in the 64th minute and 66th minutes, respectively, for the Rave Green, while goalkeeper Tyler Miller made a key penalty-kick save in the 77th minute to preserve the victory. Next up, S2 plays another Cascadia foe with a contest at Whitecaps FC on Saturday, April 8 (3:00 p.m. PT / Live-Streamed on SoundersFC.com).
Despite carving out a host of chances in the first half, S2 went behind in the 51st minute when T2 midfielder Villyan Bijev struck an impressive goal off a counter-attack.