That’s a good point.
Actually, no, that’s a very, very good point.
The Timbers — sans a good portion of their spine in Fanendo Adi, David Guzman, Liam Ridgewell, and Jake Gleeson — went on the road and earned a deserved draw against the hottest team in MLS.
There’s no need for qualification or equivocation. That was a good performance and a great result for the Timbers.
The Timbers’ inability to close out games has in large part crippled their 2017 season. Over and over again throughout the course of the spring and summer, the Timbers let points slip away late in games as they failed to find the dagger and gave away poor late goals.