Something about the MLS playoff knockout round brings the drama out of the Portland Timbers, but once again the green and gold are moving on.
Three years after its run to an MLS Cup title was opened up by a Sporting Kansas City penalty kick striking both posts and staying out, the Timbers went down a man and held on deep into stoppage time for a 2-1 win over FC Dallas that sends the club through to the Western Conference semifinals. The 2015 knockout win inspired the naming of a bar at Providence Park, and while this win over FCD wasn't quite at that level and won't be commemorated in any terrace, it required the Timbers to hang on for their lives to prevent the match from going to extra time.