There is a single, clear thing those around the Portland Timbers will remember from today’s match. After all, when you enter a game 0-5-1 on the season, there is one goal – literally, a “1” – that rests closest to everyone’s soul. Each moment that “0” sits in the team’s win column promotes more doubt. Each game the team carried that mark into a match becomes a great burden.
Today, that burden is gone. More work has to be done for the Timbers to reach their desired level. They only have four points from seven games, thus far.