34-0-0 is officially out of the question.
The Portland Timbers dropped their first result of 2017 in an occasionally wild and occasionally disjointed game in Columbus.
Missing Darlington Nagbe, David Guzman, Liam Ridgewell, and Vytas, the Timbers went into Columbus shorthanded. Given the absences, a result in Columbus would’ve been a major feather in the cap for a Timbers team that has started the season as hot as any team in MLS.
And for a time, it appeared as though the Timbers could come out of MAPFRE Stadium with three points. But a mediocre second half and some sloppy defending ultimately sent the Timbers to their first loss of 2017.