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US Soccer: Seattle Sounders defeat Portland Timbers

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

In Seattle, on Sunday, Seattle Sounders FC beat the Portland Timbers 1–0 in the Cascadia Cup battle. Stefan Frei notched his fourth shutout this season while Clint Dempsey scored the winning goal in the 77th minute with an assist from Andy Rose. Seattle is now 1–0 in the cup while Portland falls to 0–2.

Portland almost scored minutes later when sub Fanendo Adi rattled the crossbar in the 81st minute. The Timbers also led the Sounders in shots with 11–10. Seattle was glad to have points before hitting the road. Head Coach Sigi Schmid added "We've got 13 points now in seven games, so we're happy with that and we want to come back from these three road games with as many as possible."

The total crowd on Sunday was tallied at 41,451. Seattle now stands at 4-2-1 with Portland struggling at 2-3-3. Portland hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps next weekend and Seattle travels to face New York City FC.


Sources

  • Ari Liljenwall. Seattle Sounders 1, Portland Timbers 0 — Major League Soccer, April 26, 2015
  • Justin Lester. Match Profile: Sounders FC 1, Portland Timbers 0 — Seattle Sounders FC, April 26, 2015
  • Don Ruiz. Dempsey makes difference again as Sounders nip Timbers — The News Tribune, April 26, 2015


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