PORTLAND, ORE. - Sounders FC 2 (9-13-2, 29 points) won its second Cascadia match in the span of a week with a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers 2 (2-18-3, 9 points) on Thursday evening at Providence Park. The win marks the third time this season that S2, who moved up to eighth place in the Western Conference, has defeated T2. Ezra Hendrickson's side returns to league play with a home fixture against Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Wednesday, August 30 at Starfire Stadium (7:30 p.m. PT / Live-streamed on SoundersFC.com).
After a scoreless first half, S2 took the lead in the 58th minute on a goal scored by Sam Rogers.