VANCOUVER, B.C. – Cascadia Cup derby wins on the road always send the traveling fans home happy. When it comes in such adverse circumstances as the Portland Timbers' 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place on Sunday afternoon did, it's the kind of victory that has fans talking about it for a good while.
Portland had their roster ravaged by injuries, international call-ups, and suspensions, and headed to Vancouver with a game-day squad of only 16 players. The Timbers were so shorthanded, in fact, that they temporarily called up a pair of players from their USL side.