Just like the good old days, since that 2015 evening, whenever the Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City face off, we are brace for a lot of fireworks and a contest between these two sides.
However, for both squads’ managers these coming with dilemmas before game time, both sides were missing important players, due to international call ups and injuries.
Still this match never lacked a dull moment since the start.
For the Portland Timbers being somehow dominant in the first half and with near opportunities, the fortunes favored the likes of the Midwest goalkeeper Tim Melia in the first 45 minutes.
Still as both sides coming strong in the second half, the SKC Boys were hard at work but being stopped by a brilliant defensive Timbers backfield making the best of every play.
Come minute 65’ when Benny Feilhaber scored a golazo that for sure has to make it into this week goal of the week by its precision and detail that does not even the efforts shown by Steve Clark fruitless to stop the ball trajectory and score.
One thing these Portland Timbers never lack is fight, not today as in the past the Midwest Boys have come victorious in Providence Park and put a strain on the local’s attack.
As manager Savarese despite missing a great number of notable players from is eighteen, the man has all the right moves to make things happen, and today his substitutions late in the game paid off!
In the end this became a stunner of a game, when Diego Chara passing through traffic inside the area found a well-placed Jeremy Ebobisse and sending the whole of Providence Park into a frenzy in the 83’ minute.
With the game going into the injury time, it’s when another nutmeg of a play by Tomas Conechny passing the ball to Diego Valeri and finding Brian Fernandez and with a header on 90+4- the man became the game hero.
The Timbers perseverance in the end paid off and earned a very valuable win over SKC atop moving up the table to sixth overall and above the red line that awards a spot in the postseason and next with DC United in town.
Goals
Benny Feilhaber 65’ SKC, Jeremy Ebobisse 83’ PTFC, Brian Fernandez 90+4 ‘ PTFC
Highlights
Give Giovanni Savarese a cigar after his team delivers for second week a valuable victory
Hail to another amazing game for Jorge Moreira, Bill Tuiloma, Claude Dielna and Jorge Villafaña
Claude Dielna and Bill Tuiloma the Francophonie in center back is working wonders
Kudos as always to Diego Valeri leading his team lacking its starters but delivering results
Diego Chara the dynamo on the Timbers game, defending or attacking the man is great
Steve Clark delivering another gem under the arches with 4 saves
For Andy Polo, Dairon Aspirilla and Eryk Williamson, I applaud their resolve and determination
Jeremy Ebobisse in the right place and time to even this contest
Brian Fernandez back to his old scoring ways, by delivering the game winner
Marvin Loria and Tomas Conechny somehow becoming important substitutes
Man of the Match
Jeremy Ebobisse and Brian Fernandez scoring the tying goal and game winner respectively
Next Match: (6) Portland Timbers (13, 11, 4, 43 points) vs (4) DC United (11, 10, 9, 42 points)
September 15, 2019 12:30 PM PST/3:30 EST Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
