The house of horrors considered by Portland
Timbers players whenever they are to play at a venue always considered as
difficult and tough in the likes of Rio Tinto Stadium, considered as an all-around
challenge for Rose City Manager Caleb Porter.
Still after that valuable and well fought
off win last week at home against a resilient and hardened at times Chicago
fire, the Rose City chaps were going for one of their toughest challenges at
Sandy, Utah.
Here after losing a match against the Real
Salt Lake chaps in the US Open Cup, that caused the elimination of the Timbers
in this tourney, suddenly the airs of optimism were back for the locals
expecting to net three points of gold.
After all RSL isn’t having a dandy of a
campaign and seeded below the red line that marks the postseason spots and
after today’s lost against the PTFC are still within three points from sixth
place Seattle Sounders.
As always we are expectant to see a heated
competition in the field in what Real Salt Lake has labeled every match against
their Pacific Northwest squads as a total rivalry and with the PTFC those matches
are a considered a war among them.
With the visiting Portland Timbers showing
off a nice 4-2-3-1 formation as newcomer striker Lucas Melano getting the
starting nod and the responsibility of getting spark in the visiting initial
eleven offense.
Once again the Timbers Manager Caleb Porter
played his strategies like a consummated Cheesmaster and seeing how his gamble
took its toll for the best and netting three points of gold as a visitor as
well in a feat like no other!
After all the road blues experienced lately
by the Rose City squad has possibly taking a turn for the best and maybe a
winning hunger will possess all of the PTFC chaps looking to assure themselves
a spot in the Western Conference postseason.
I do credit the Timbers awesome backfield
core, which lately have been playing wonders and being excessively stingy in
not allowing their rivals any liberties at their goalposts and netting another
clean sheet for keeper Adam Kwarsey.
When Diego Valeri put his eye on the ball
and get his magical touch, voila the results are evident and for Nat Borchers being in the right place and time to beat with
his header a wall by the name of Nick Rimando a nightmare for Portland strikers.
Despite Borcher’s top notch heroics
delivered, this chap showed his respect to his old club and former follower’s that
astounded after seeing their club succumb to their former hero play, who became
the opposite man of the hour- showing an all-around class and chivalry.
At the end Portland is looking a bit
contentious to make Major league Soccer fete of the playoffs and for their Manager
his commitment of not missing this event for anything in the world as well a
point or two as last campaign.
This is it, nothing spectacular but one
match at a time is what this club is taking seriously in their upcoming compromises
adding points to the cause and sealing their above mentioned destinies, sealing
it with prime-time.
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