Portland TimbersvsSeattle Sounders FC
POR 5/SEA 1
Things to say
Portland Timbers thumped Seattle Sounders 5-1 at Lumen Field.
01
opener
You catch the Cascadia derby? Portland went into Lumen and put five past them. Five. In Seattle.
02
key player
Antony was everywhere for Portland, five shots on his own. Sounders had no answer for him all night.
03
hot take
Seattle's back line was shambolic. You don't ship five at home in a derby unless something's rotten.
04
deep cut
Andy Thomas made five saves and still let in five, so it could've been worse. Ragen had eleven defensive interventions and it didn't matter.
05
exit
Portland's record is still rough, but that scoreline buys them a month. Curious how Seattle bounces back next week.
The recap
Portland went into Lumen Field and absolutely paddled the Sounders 5-1 in the Cascadia derby, which nobody saw coming given Seattle came in flying and the Timbers were bottom-half. Antony was the tormentor-in-chief, firing off five shots and dragging Portland's attack all night.
Seattle keeper Andy Thomas made five saves and it still wasn't close to enough, that's how leaky things got at the back. Shambolic afternoon for the Sounders, and Portland's traveling lot will be singing about this one for weeks.