A crazy, sloppy, pretty rough soccer game ends in a glorious, beautiful two goal win for the Timbers over the New York Red Bulls. It was a very active first half for both sides, but not much was made of it by either team; and if aerial clearances are your aphrodisiac, this was the half for you. Both sides started out in the first two minutes testing the waters, but it soon ramped up and turned into a very hectic, chaotic 45 minutes. Which helped favor the visitors.
Aurelien Collin cleaned out Diego Chara in the 14th minute by sweeping up both of Chara’s legs off the ground.