PORTLAND — Perhaps Sunday will fade in significance as the rest of this MLS season unfolds, but Portland Timbers fans will surely enjoy the memory of a 4-1 win over their heated rivals from Seattle at steamy Providence Park.
Fanendo Adi scored twice in less than two minutes, giving the Timbers a late two-goal lead, and Rodney Wallace added a finishing touch in stoppage time to finish off the Sounders. Oh, and Darlington Nagbe scored his first goal of the season to highlight a dynamic afternoon from Portland’s attacking midfielders.
“It was great for our attacking guys to open the floodgates,” Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. “We were due for a game like this.”
The win is the second in less than two weeks for Portland over Seattle, including a U.S. Open Cup victory. Portland’s fifth win in six league games pulled the Timbers back into third place in the Western Conference, now just a single point behind second-place Seattle.