Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese
On conceding first and fighting back to get the win…
“First of all, we knew it was going to be a difficult game. It’s always a difficult game against Seattle. That’s why it’s a derby. We started sluggish in some ways, the first few minutes, and they found a goal on a play in which [Raúl] Ruidiaz took advantage of the space and I think that was a wake-up call. From that point on I think we took the entire first half. We were able to get the two goals and to be able to be ahead and we had some other chances.
MLS Cup Playoffs Quotes & Notes | Portland Timbers 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1 | Nov. 4, 2018
