A little more than a week after allowing the Vancouver Whitecaps 2 to flip the script and come out on top, the Portland Timbers 2 made sure not to have a repeat performance.
Cascadia again took center stage in USL, as Vancouver and Portland squared off on Sunday in an entertaining six-goal affair. Unlike the match on July 10 in Vancouver in which the Whitecaps triumphed via a 2-1 scoreline, the Timbers 2 grabbed a 4-2 victory at home.
The game went back and forth, with Vancouver scoring early through Robert Earnshaw before Portland rattled off three in a row to take a comfortable lead. The Canadian club pulled one back in the 78th minute to make things interesting late, but Timbers 2 put the game out of reach for good three minutes from the final whistle. (TIMBERS RECAP | WHITECAPS RECAP)
Some of other MLS-owned teams in action included the New York Red Bulls II and LA Galaxy II. New York came out on top of their Saturday match, going on the road and blanking the Harrisburg City Islanders, 2-0, off of goals from MLS rookie Leo Stolz and Dan Bedoya. Red Bulls first-team reserve goalkeeper Santiago Castano recorded the shutout. (RED BULLS RECAP)
Los Dos, meanwhile, settled for a 1-1 home draw with fellow California club Orange County Blues FC. LA initially fell behind, but Ariel Lassiter found an equalizer late in the first half to help Galaxy II avoid losing. (GALAXY RECAP)
FC Montreal and Toronto FC II also had games, and they were against the same opponent. Montreal first routed Saint Louis FC, 5-2, last Wednesday at Stade Saputo (MONTREAL RECAP), but Toronto were not able to match that, suffering a 1-0 loss at home due to an own goal. (TORONTO RECAP)
This week’s games:
Tue., July 21 – Toronto FC II vs. FC Montreal, 8 pm ET
Fri., July 24 – Charlotte Independence vs. FC Montreal, 7:30 pm ET
Fri., July 24 – Toronto FC II vs. Charleston Battery, 8 pm ET
Fri., July 24 – Vancouver Whitecaps 2 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC, 10 pm ET
Fri., July 24 – Seattle Sounders 2 vs. Portland Timbers 2, 10:30 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – New York Red Bulls II vs. Richmond Kickers, 4 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – Wilmington Hammerheads FC vs. Louisville City FC, 7 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – Saint Louis FC vs. OKC Energy FC, 8:30 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – Orange County Blues FC vs. Real Monarchs SLC, 10 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – Arizona United SC vs. Austin Aztex, 10:30 pm ET
Sun., July 26 – Rochester Rhinos vs. Charleston Battery, 4:05 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – Harrisburg City Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 6:30 pm ET
Sat., July 25 – Portland Timbers 2 vs. LA Galaxy II, 10 pm ET
Every game of the 2015 USL season will be streamed live on team YouTube channels. For highlights, visit the USL's official YouTube channel.
