PORTLAND, Ore. – When Orlando City SC captain Sacha Klejstan lined up a 90th-minute corner kick in the south end of Providence Park, he did so for only the second time on Thursday night, the Portland Timbers having already taken eight of their own. That discrepancy was on top of the 25-2 edge in shots the hosts took into added time, with a 26th attempt coming before the final whistle. Orlando would get one more corner.
The night’s most important stat, though, was far more balanced. Thanks to a defensive mistake from the hosts near the end of the first half, Orlando carried a 1-0 lead into the match’s 81st minute, and while Jeremy Ebobisse’s sixth MLS goal of the season eventually allowed the Timbers to claim a result, the mood within the team after the 1-1 draw reflected two points lost, not one point salvaged.