The Portland Timbers and FC Dallas went into their Western Conference clash on Saturday regarded as two of the worst teams in MLS, but after Saturday one team looked primed for a turnaround while another was hitting rock bottom.
FC Dallas rattled off five unanswered goals, to deliver a 5-0 humbling of the Timbers, which surrendered five goals for the second straight match. The loss also marked Portland's fourth straight loss, and second under interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson.
Brazilian defender Jackson was the star of the show, scoring a goal and setting up two others to help Dallas post a second victory in three matches.
Portland actually started off the match in promising fashion, with Mike Fucito sending a shot off the post in the eighth minute (with the help of a Daniel Hernandez deflection). That is as close as the Timbers got to scoring. A Hanyer Mosquera own goal off a Jair Benitez started the romp in the 16th minute, and Andrew Jacobson made it 2-0 ten minutes later.
The floodgates opened in the second half, with Jackson scoring one off a deflected shot before he set up goals by Scott Sealy and Ruben Luna to complete the blowout.
Dallas converted the rout without struggling midfielder Brek Shea, who was left out of the match after his visible blowup with Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman during Wednesday's loss to San Jose.
Here are the match highlights:
What did you think of the match? Surprised at just how bad things have gotten for the Timbers? Starting to think FC Dallas can turn things around and make a playoff run?
Share your thoughts below.
Brek Shea Schellas Hyndman drama is the big story. SBI, lets hear more about that. It obviously has USMNT implications.
Jackson was loaned to Cruzeiro and was emergency recalled due to injuries.
Even though Dallas has been pretty bad lately (as a Houston fan, I don’t mind that), Jackson has excelled for them.
Idiot
They already have a jersey sponsor and they start wearing the new sponsored jerseys next Saturday.
Take your foot out of your mouth now Foshizzle.
This is so much more entertaining than when John Spencer managed the team!
They week wear their sponsored jerseys for the first time in the next game versus LA on 7/28.
Yes they will…in approximately 2037
Portland will still win the shield.
When somebody thinks that shite team can give them value in a sponsorship? Nobody supports that team. Why pay them to wear your name? The players don’t even want their names on the jersey.
When does Dallas start wearing the sponsored jerseys?
Time to blow it up and start again.
That wasn’t the second straight match where Portland gave up five goals–they lost a mere 1-0 to Chivas on Wednesday.
I thought jackson wasn’t with dallas anymore? I always thought he was beast haha
lmao
John Spencer was not the problem. Just a shot in the dark: lack of talent.
So, it appears Portland can get worse … who knew?