A Delayed Start Leads To A Draw For The Timbers

Portland Timbers’ Franck Boli (7) and Real Salt Lake midfielder Braian Ojeda, right, vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

By 750 THE GAME STAFF

Over a 90 minute delay because of weather really hurt this match between Portland and Real Salt Lake.

A lot of the crowd left because of the weather and it was really dead at the stadium which led to not a lot of energy from both teams.

In the first half. There wasn’t a lot of good scoring opportunities for either team except one by Salt Lake. Timbers goalie, Aljaž Ivačič, had a great save. Real Salt Lake had a cross into he box which led to a header but Ivačič was there to make the play of the game. And the score was 0-0 heading into the half.

In the second half the sloppy play continued. Some energy was had in the first 10 minutes of the second half but nothing was capitalized on. A lot of miss-kicks. Bad crosses. Bad shot attempts in the second half confirmed the 0-0 draw.

It was one of those days. A mid-week game. A delayed start. In a winnable game for the Timbers. Portland comes away with a draw.

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