A campaign that the
Portland Timbers are playing an amazing game of football and with today’s match
ending in a tie and a near win over a hardened and tough to beat at home Dallas
FC squad.
After Mother Nature’s
fury delaying the match, suddenly the ball started rolling in favor towards the visiting squad.
Showing off an all-around dominance in the first half of this match with
a display of pure and dynamic football.
This campaign puts in
evidence the hunger and determination that the Rose City squad is showing off.
With a road game and
scheduled as problematic for the Rose City squad to play at Toyota Stadium were
its Dallas FC Boys are one tough client to compete and play on a one to one
basis and difficult to get a positive result.
Today’s match showed
off a different PTFC, playing their game they are comfortable and with its initial
eleven missing goalie Jack Gleeson and their Talisman play-maker Diego
Valeri to injuries.
The initial eleven
sent by Portland Boss Caleb Porter with Dairon Aspirilla in the frontal attack
and Jeff Attinella defending the posts, these two once again showed off their
mettle and resolve.
Despite netting one
point, the result considered a positive for Manager Porter and his bunch.
So near and yet as
far as twenty minutes to seal the deal and net another positive result in the road
as well end the Hoops perfect record in MLS as the only undefeated team, that at the
end the Burn persevere.
Still this match had
all the elements for the visiting Pacific Northwest squad to take the win,
after an early goal in the 30 minute by Faneando Adi back in the lineup after
serving a match for suspension, he was the one to open up the hostilities.
As the Portland squad
going to halftime with the lead, the second half saw a different Dallas squad playing,
as they are accustomed too, showing off a one of a kind and tough football they
are familiar.
By proving their mettle
and support by their home crowd, these hardened Texans never gave up on their
quest to deny the visitors what could been a valuable win on the road, it is
when former Timber Maxi Urrutti played his magic.
With a nice shoot
that Timbers keeper Attinella could not even get at, the Dallas Boys were back
in the game and in the 61 minute to send a whole venue into frenzy.
No later than ten minutes
passed when the Portland Timbers went on the attack with several of its arsenal
making the effort in the Dallas area when an opportune Sebastian Blanco put the
Rose City squad ahead with a nice cut in the 71 minute.
That did not put a
damp on the Dallas squad and letting their guard down as this match saw a back
to back fight between these two titans looking forward to get the best of each
other, with just nine minutes past.
The Dallas squad took
advantage of a defensive lapse from the Timbers backfield when Hernan Grana
found Tesho Akindele unmarked inside the area to push the ball and even the
match at two goals apiece and taking advantage of an Alvas Powell slip.
The Timbers had its
moments in defense and despite its slip-ups, these overcome the pressure and at
times aggressive Dallas game to deny the locals a chance to get ahead in the scoreboard
and win the match.
Today’s results
leaves Portland with a record of 5 wins and two losses and draws in the campaign
and with seventeen points two ahead of Dallas FC and SKC in the Western Conference.
As next week match on the road at San Jose Avaya Stadium, looking for a win and return home with a positive.
However, the tie has
an essence of a win for the Portland squad as Caleb Porter stated of his squad
well played match at the end.
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