The Portland Timbers defeated Real Salt Lake City 2-zero on Saturday in the Western Conference final and will now host the MLS Cup very last.
Felipe Mora opened up the scoring inside the first 5 mins, sending his shot into the lowest corner to present the Timbers the lead. Midfielder Santiago Moreno then scored his first ever aim for the crew to double the tally and seal the victory.
MLS Cup is hosted by way of the playoffs crew with the highest regular-season factors overall, and the Timbers accumulated 55 factors throughout the league’s 34 video games.
Given their record, the Portland facet will host Sunday’s Eastern Conference final winner at Providence Park in what head educate Giovanni Savarese defined as “dream come to fact.”
“To be able to host MLS Cup, it's miles a dream come to reality. It isn't handiest an occasion for Providence Park, it is for the town of Portland. We'll revel in this this night, however now we want to prepare thoroughly to be geared up for whoever we ought to play in MLS Cup. But the guys are very happy with the performance they were capable of produce this night,” Timbers head educate Giovanni Savarese said postgame.
“This crew works so tough, the gamers, the body of workers, each person, on a tough season. The guys have been in a position to turn things around and we host this recreation here. It became something that we wanted to have and it have become a reality.
”But I assume the most important factor is that the players understood the instant and we knew we have been playing against a hard team and I felt we put a totally sturdy performance tonight.”
The Timbers have reached their third MLS Cup in seven years considering that joining the league as an expansion group in 2011. They defeated the Columbus Crew in 2015 to lift the trophy, but lost to Atlanta United in 2018.
Both of those finals have been on the road for Portland. This is the first time ever the group is ready to host.
“Tonight turned into very special,” Savarese stated of the Rose City devoted.
