Despite coming back to tie the score before the end of the first half, the Portland Timbers suffered their first loss of the 2017 regular-season Saturday night, falling 3-2 to Columbus Crew SC. Here are three #Statman takeaways from the match.
45 With his goal against Crew SC, forward Fanendo Adi tied NASL great John Bain for the most goals scored in a Timbers uniform across all eras. Bain scored 45 goals across 148 games for Portland from 1978-82. Adi accomplished the feat in 94 career Timbers appearances.
4 Dairon Asprilla’s goal in the fourth minute—his first of the 2017 season—tied a team record as the earliest goal road scored for a Timbers regular-season MLS match.