The Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers broke a recent trend that had seen the road team win in six consecutive games between the two sides. On Wednesday night in Portland, the Timbers came out on top with a 1-0 win. That result put Portland into second place in the West, even with Seattle on 21 points. This was only the Timbers’ second win at Providence Park of the season, and their first since March 8.
The first half felt familiar for a Cascadia rivalry match, even without fans in attendance. The Sounders looked like the better team, creating chance after chance, but Portland were the ones to take the lead against the run of play.