Timbers Come Back To Hand Sounders Sixth Straight Loss

At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:  


In a Saturday Major League Soccer match, the Portland Timbers, with goals from Kevin Kelsy (41') and Brandon Bye (82'), came from behind to defeat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 in a Cascadia Cup clash, handing the Sounders an unprecedented sixth consecutive defeat. 

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scored Seattle's lone goal in the seventh minute.

Under interim head coach Jack Cassidy, the Timbers have won three times and drew once. 

The Timbers will open up League Cup action on Thursday as they host Mexico's Puebla at 7:30 PM Pacific Time on Apple TV. 

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