After a lengthy international break, the Portland Timbers returned to MLS action with a 1-1 draw away to the LA Galaxy. Yimmi Chara opened the scoring following a lightning-quick counterattack toward the end of the first half, but Dejan Joveljic rescued a point for the Galaxy in the 88th minute after some slack defending from Larrys Mabiala and the Timbers defense. The draw snapped a three-match losing streak against the Galaxy for the Timbers, who will undoubtedly feel disappointed to not see out the win.
After an injury-plagued opening 15 matches of the season the Timbers were bolstered by a clean bill of health going into the match, as Felipe Mora, Eryk Williamson, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, and Claudio Bravo all returned to the lineup.