Dairon Asprilla and Cristhian Paredes were the goalscorers as the Portland Timbers defeated Houston Dynamo FC, 2-1, in the club's MLS home opener on Saturday night. Here are three key #StatMan takeaways from #PORvHOU.
6 With the start, Blake Bodily made his regular season debut in the win. Bodily notched an assist just six minutes into the match, which is the quickest a Timbers player has ever had an assist or scored a goal into their Portland career.
2019 Both Asprilla and Paredes notched their first goals since the 2019 season. The last time either player had scored for the club in MLS was Asprilla's goal in the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs.