The Portland Timbers visited Austin FC at Q2 Stadium on Thursday. For the Timbers, it was a fourth game in 13 days for a squad facing roster adversity. Austin FC took advantage and found their scoring ways, producing two goals in each half.
Three statistical takeaways from the night in Austin.
Battle from Behind
For a fifth straight game, the Timbers allowed an opponent to score in the opening half hour of a contest – with three of those instances coming on the road at Philadelphia, at Houston and tonight at Austin. Twice in those games, however, the Timbers have battled back to earn a result, taking a point in Houston against the Dynamo (June 23) and flipping an early 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 victory against Sporting KC on June 19.