Cascadia Cup: Sounders Erase Two Deficits, Beat Timbers 3-2

The Sounders have now gone unbeaten in their past eight and have the second most points in MLS, four fewer than the Los Angeles Galaxy, who they will play in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. The Timbers are now winless in their past seven and have the worst goal-difference (-10) in the Western Conference.

The goal was Montero’s fourth of the season and his second in five matches, both of which came on very similar free kicks.

Shortly after, the Timbers had another quality chance, but the ball was just ouf of Perlaza’s reach.

The Sounders have controlled a good deal of the match, outshooting the Timbers 9-7 and forcing Perkins into two saves.

Around the 36th minute, the Timbers were able to get a few chances after earning three corners in a span of about two minutes.

An hour before the game, several thousand of them were in the North End in full chant, singing and banging drums with tremendous energy. It really was a sight and sound to behold.

On the other end of the stadium, Seattle’s Emerald City Supporters were doing their best to match the decibel level of their biggest rivals. While their numbers are not nearly as impressive -- this is a road game after all -- they are loud enough to be easily heard.

Timbers starters: Perkins, Purdy, Brunner, Danso, Wallace, Marcelin, Chara, Jewsbury, Nagbe, Alhassan, Perlaza. Bench: Brown, Goldthwaite, Hall, Moffat, Zizzo, Cooper, Johnson.

Sounders starters: keller, Riley, Parke, Hurtado, Wahl, Rosales, Alonso, Friberg, Fernandez, Levesque, Montero. Bench: Boss, Ianni, Scott, Carrasco, Neagle, Jaqua, Noonan.