PORTLAND — Deep in the heart of Providence Park, Brad Evans lay on the floor of the locker room, icing his back and hamstring, viewing the second half of the Seattle Sounders’ rivalry clash with the Portland Timbers on his phone. He watched it alone.
Evans could hear very little stadium noise. All he had was a live-stream with a 45-second delay of the action happening just feet from him.
The Sounders right back was ejected in the 44th minute for a foul on Darlington Nagbe that referee Ricardo Salazar whistled for a penalty and deemed to be denying a goalscoring opportunity.