PORTLAND, Ore. — You may remember that ESPN had planned to show live feeds dedicated to supporter sections for Sunday’s Sounders-Timbers game. Understandably, the plans were scrapped after both supporters groups complained to their respective front offices.
Part of why those cameras weren’t entirely necessary, though, was supporters tend to do a pretty good job of filming themselves. For instance, there’s no way any network cameras were going to better share the unbridled joy in the away section on Clint Dempsey’s equalizer than what this fan shot:
First off, full credit to @FelixForever34 for having the foresight to even turn on the camera in this moment.