This one stings. I don’t know how else to put it. The Portland Timbers lost their opening playoff match against FC Dallas in an extremely gut-wrenching fashion. It was exactly what you want if you’re a neutral viewer: An even matchup that goes into a tense penalty kick shootout? Sign me up. As fun as it is to watch that unfold in a game where you have no stake in the outcome, however, it’s extremely tense when your team could be on the losing end.
And that’s what happened to the Timbers.