Rodriguez Debuts, But Timbers Fall To Philadelphia 3-1 At Home

By 750 THE GAME STAFF

It felt like a big match as Jonathan Rodriguez made his debut for the Portland Timbers. There was a buzz in the air around providence Park.

The Timbers used that momentum and adrenaline early on. In the first half the Timbers had the xG lead over Philadelphia 2 – 0.7. But it was the Timers who were down 1-0 at halftime.

It was more of the same in the second half. Philadelphia came out quickly and had all of the momentum in the second half. Adding two more goals to take a 3-0 lead late in the second half. Jonathan Rodriguez made his presence felt by scoring a great goal in the second half to cut the lead to 3-1 and bringing some life back to Providence Park.

Debut goal 🤩

Jonathan Rodriguez delivers his first MLS goal to pull one back for Portland. pic.twitter.com/2xoWaL295t

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 24, 2024

It was to little to late as the Timbers put the pressure on after the goal trying to get one more to make it a real game. As the Timbers had more and more chances that they could not finish. And the match ended in a 3-1 defeat to the Philadelphia Union. With the loss the Timers fall to 2-2-1 on the season.

Up next for the Portland Timbers is a match in Vancouver against the Whitecaps. Pregame coverage on 750 The Game starts at 6:30 with kickoff at 7:30.

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