A tough road outing for
the Portland Timbers was seen as an all-around challenge in their weekend match
scheduled at a place not too friendly or easy to play in Mapfre Stadium in
Columbus, Ohio.
Being in play for the
Rose City lads their permanency above the red line, that will assure them a spot
in the league postseason and the PTFC holding the last one dearly and
persistently, despite last week odd result.
For Manager Caleb
Porter seeing lately the surge from its conference closest chasers in San Jose,
Houston and a streaked Real Salt Lake, today’s match was considered as important
as well crucial for him and his Boys.
With an initial eleven
that showed up today with an inspired Fanendo Adi who really took the honors with
a double score that sealed the deal as well net his Timbers three points of
gold in the chase for the promised land.
This time for Timbers
Boss by placing in his lineup as an attacking midfielder Rodney Wallace and in its
defensive side was Jack Jewsbury getting the nod, that at the end these moves
proved the accurate ones for a resounding and meritorious win on the road.
A win that gives the PTFC
some breathing room as well keeping their rivals at bay over a position held
for quite some time by the Rose City Boys and with four matches left in the
campaign, these don’t want to lose it.
Still the game against
the Crew didn’t proved to be an easy one for both squads’ and despite Adi being
the culprit for opening the hostilities with his first score in the 28th
minute with Darlington Nagbe getting the assist.
All of a sudden the home
squad came back and through their gunner in Kei Kamara who evened the score in the
50th minute with another of the Crews top player Federico Higuaín remarkable
play.
Many thought that the
game was going to end as a draw after a series of exchanges in the field and
danger plays that really put both squads’ goalies into overdrive and made them
earned their pay for a wondrous performance’s.
In Adi’s case lady
luck smile at him and with both of his team mates in Diego Valeri and Rodney
Wallace serving the ball in the opportune moment, voila the second score in a night
the Nigerian once again contributed to his squad win.
Four matches left and
splitting with two apiece in the road and at home the Timbers is to play at
always difficult Rio Tinto revitalized RSL and at Stub Hub Center to a star
studded LA Galaxy with their home matches next week against once again SKC and
closing the campaign with Colorado.
Inspired is the way
to describe not only Adi but his teammates in the initial eleven put in the
field by Manager Caleb Porter seeking in the upcoming matches to clinch his
pass to his conference grand fete of the postseason.
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