Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders 2 | Summary of the match MLS 2019

Cristian Roldan scored before halftime, Raul Ruidiaz scored his 10th goal of the season shortly after the restart, and the Seattle Sounders won the 2019 Cascadia Cup by imposing 2-1 against the Portland Timbers on Friday night in Providence Park.

Jordan Morris scored his fifth career goal, scoring both goals with his left-wing work, helping the Sounders take a four-game winless streak and move up to second place in the conference standings. from the West. He left the game in the 66th minute, probably due to an injury to the groin or abdomen.

Diego Valeri brought back the Timbers in a goal after a free kick that deviated from Ruidiaz and made Stefan Frei completely flee. Brian Fernandez was seen tuning a seemingly out-of-bound equalizer, after Frei saved another Valeri's free-kick.

goals

• 22 & # 39; – MER – Cristian Roldan | WATCH
• 47 – MER – Raul Ruidiaz | WATCH
• 54 – POR – Diego Valeri | WATCH

Three things

• THE GREAT IMAGE: Brian Schmetzer hinted this week that the timing of this derby could be ideal for his team, which had struggled for later. Although the performance was far from perfect – Portland was unhappy not to level it too late – it seems the Sounders head coach was right. Now, it's the Timbers who could be vulnerable, sitting just above the Western Conference playoff line after losing two straight home games against Seattle and Atlanta, though they still play six of their own. past seven games at Providence Park.
• TIME OF THE MATCH: Ruidiaz may have scored in the previous Match of the Sounders, a 2-2 draw at LA Galaxy, but the Peruvian striker is still in need of regaining confidence after scoring a goal in his previous 13 attempts. He had it two minutes after halftime with this authoritative finish of the Morris service.

• MAN OF THE MATCH: Jordan Morris. The regular US team now has five career assists, while he continues to adapt to midfielder life. He would have had six if Roldan had not missed his first goal sequence attempt. The question now is whether Morris is healthy enough to compete in the Sounders' second game in three weekends against the Galaxy on September 1 at the CenturyLink Field, and a possible call from the USMNT by the after.

following

• POR: Saturday, August 31 against Real Salt Lake (10:30 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN + in the US and DAZN in Canada)
• SEA: Sunday September 1st against LA Galaxy (6:30 pm ET | FS1, TVAS, MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada)