TUKWILA, Wash. – Seattle Sounders rookie forward Jordan Morris has impressed throughout much of his first season in MLS. But he’d still probably just as soon forget his first rivalry match against the Portland Timbers.
Morris narrowly missed a point-blank look that would've been the game’s opening goal in the 17th minute of the season’s inaugural matchup between the sides at Providence Park on July 17, a fixture that the Timbers would go on to comfortably win 3-1.
It wasn’t an ideal debut against his team’s most heated rival. But as Morris and the Sounders gear up for Round 2 against Portland, this time at CenturyLink Field on Sunday (6:30 p.