PORTLAND, Ore. – Have Sporting Kansas City given the rest of MLS a blueprint how to shut down the Portland Timbers?
That would be a big challenge, given the multiple scoring threats on a Timbers side that rang up 16 goals in six matches before Sporting shut down the Supporters' Shield leaders 1-0 last weekend. Still, Portland have some regrouping to do ahead of this coming weekend's home match against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
"You keep your composure," manager Caleb Porter told reporters after the match, which saw the Timbers held scoreless for the first time in 22 matches at Providence Park.