This was the number
five edition of the always thrilling as well considered nail biting
Cascadia Derby, between two of MLS top tiers.
I mean a match where
the Rose City chaps go against their I-5 northern rivals and Emerald City
natives in its first place Seattle Sounders.
As always these type
of face offs are seen like an all-around Derby in league circles and although
is between three of the league squads- these matches are something not to miss
in your lifetime!
Century Link Field was the site for the second match between the Timber’s
and Sounders, were these two titans in their first match tied at Rose City
Providence Park- on what many dubbed it as a scoring feast.
This time the Portland Timber’s and its Manager Caleb porter saw this
match as a challenge as well try to avenge that match that almost netted them
their first win as well three golden points.
Indeed, this match was another challenge in this campaign, where the
Timbers man at the helm has sorted all sorts of experiment’s and moves in his
initial eleven- in order to make a solid wall around his stellar keeper in
Donovan Ricketts.
Unfortunately, thing’s didn’t work as planned for the visiting skipper,
after seeing how Seattle and his stellar players from Team USA return to the
Rave Greens lineup.
And very well the Seattle international proved valuable for his squad,
in scoring the go ahead goal on a wild play at the 74th minute and
Marco Pappa finally producing in the field sealed the victory in the 87th.
Another loss for the Timbers, where it hurts the most, not only missing
three points but losing in the always disputed Derby as well almost eliminated
from contention in the Cascadia Shield.
On the other hand, those Rave Greens really came prepared along their
Manager Sigi Schmidt that never stopped believing in his Bhoys all evening.
Still there’s another match pending at Providence Park in Portland and
against Vancouver to wrap up these Cascadia squads their compromises ahead in
the final matches of the league along of looking ahead for the league post
season.
at the end these matches were Vancouver, Portland and Seattle are
involved with their Cascadia rivalry that dates since the days of that
disappeared NASL, this rivalry and
derbies held between these three really give a lot of pepper to Major League
Soccer.
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