Stumptown Footy · Mar 16, 2022
One Big Tree: The Greater Green
One Big Tree is back! Inspired by the great Scott Van Pelt’s “One Big Thing” segment, this is your weekly(ish) look back at an emotional through-line from the week that was in the world of Portland Timbers.
This week: The first win of 2022.
The last time OBT hit the internet after the home opener (I did say weeklyish), I posited that the early season Portland Timbers looked poised to be a team that contends in tough matchups and puts in gritty and determined performances.
Since then, the Timbers have scrapped a gutsy (and at the same time kind of disappointing) draw at LAFC, and chiseled out a 1-0 win against an improved Austin FC, while holding them without a shot on goal.