August 9th Seattle
Portland puts on a good show in an important match but come up empty
against Seattle. Seattle's Kyle Smith comes up with the game winner in
the 28th minute of a pass from Scott Jenkins. Portland out shot the
Sounders 14 to 9. Byron Alvarez and Hugo Alcaraz had the best chances
early for the Timbers. At the end of the match Scott Benedetti hit the
crossbar in the 72 minute and Jake Sagare hit the side netting in the
78th minute. The key was the Sounders defense that played solid
throughout the match. The Timbers must win their last six games of the
season to move on to the playoffs.