U.S. Open Cup Takeaways: Portland Timbers 3, Orange County SC 1
The first ten minutes saw the visitors outshoot Portland three to zero, but outside of a few shaky moments, Portland was in relative control of the match.
The first ten minutes saw the visitors outshoot Portland three to zero, but outside of a few shaky moments, Portland was in relative control of the match.
Another week, another Timbers takeaways.
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