The Portland Timbers’ 2022 season felt like it was stuck in second gear. Struggling to take off. Stumbling out of the gates.
Whatever metaphor you want to use to characterize it, Portland’s season thus far has been discouraging. Encouraging moments were overshadowed by disappointing results and performances, creating an atmosphere of gloom around the Timbers’ season.
But something felt markedly different on Saturday night. A game which seemed destined for a sleepy 1-0 or 2-0 affair suddenly exploded into a record-setting 7-2 beatdown- with the Timbers standing as the victor.
It almost had an air of unbelievability to it.