PORTLAND, OR — Whenever the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers face off it’s always the biggest MLS game of the weekend. You can buy the hype about certain teams in California. You can be swayed by the shiny thing Down South, but none of those teams or rivalries have what the Sounders and Timbers have.
In just about every sense, Friday’s match delivered on the hype. There were big goals, tense moments and a raucous atmosphere. In the end, the Sounders retained the Cascadia Cup with a 2-1 win.
But what will make this match memorable is what didn’t happen in the stands for the first 33 minutes when both groups of supporters staged a silent protest.