Looking back at Diego Chara’s first home game and first start with the Portland Timbers isn’t the time trip you might assume. Of course, there are elements that make April 30, 2011, feel like a bygone era. There's the, um, “relaxed fit” on Real Salt Lake defender Chris Wingert’s jersey …
… this sweet camera sans phone being used in the North End capo …
… this imposter who forgot the key part of his Nat Borchers cosplay"
In other ways, the match against Real Salt Lake feels more like a parallel universe than an unconnected one.