The Portland Timbers finally got a goal on Sunday, but things fall apart after that in a 4-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City. Franck Boli scored for the Timbers, while Erik Thommy, Dániel Sallói, and Felipe Hernández scored for the hosts, while Sporting also benefitted from a Timbers own goal.
In just the 8th minute the Timbers would take the lead, when a header from Claudio Bravo was flicked on by a header from Santiago Moreno, with Franck Boli sliding in for the low shot that was into the right side of the goal past goalkeeper (and former Timbers 2 player) Kendall McIntosh, and the Timbers, had an early 1-0 lead.
In the 33rd minute, Sporting Kansas City would tie things up when Erik Thommy let looose a blast from well outside the box that goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič seemingly had no chance on, and the match was tied at 1-1. In the 43rd minute, the hosts thought they had a go-ahead goal, but it was waved off after VAR review. The Timbers also had a great chance in first half stoppage time when a Boli header missed an open net, then had a nice shot saved a minute or so later, but the score would be level 1-1 at the break.
Ivačič would make a few good saves for the Timbers early in the second half to keep the match level.
But the Timbers lack of possession would ultimately cost them, when in the 66th minute, a low cross from Graham Zusi found Dániel Sallói having eluded the Timbers defense, and he redirected the shot into the net easily, and it was 2- 1 Sporting Kansas City.
And just a minute later, things would get worse for the Timbers, when the hosts were on a breakaway and Sallói was attempting to control a defensive play by Zac McGraw, but Larrys Mabiala got his foot on the ball first and redirected it into the Timbers own net, and the Timbers were now down 3-1.
In second half stoppage time the Timbers put an exclamation point on their collapse when Felipe Hernández slipped in behind the Timbers defense and scored easily, to make the final 4-1 for the hosts.
Aljaž Ivačič recorded four saves for the Timbers, while Kendall McIntosh had two saves for Sporting Kansas City.
