In its last preseason tilt, Sporting Kansas City took on a powerful Portland Timbers side Saturday in the third-place match in the Mobile Mini Sun Cup at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona. Each side revealed their explosive sides in a five-goal affair that had many strong attacking moments with the Timbers able to take advantage of more in a 3-2 victory highlighted by their strong second half showing.
Sporting KC, 4-1-1 in the preseason, and Portland, 1-2-1, were both expected to field first-choice lineups to tune-up for the MLS season opener coming next weekend.