Written by Andrew Coppens at The Comeback
The record books will show the Portland Timbers won their first ever MLS Cup title in just their fifth ever season in the league, taking down host Columbus Crew SC 2-1 in what will be a long talked about final.
It started off in a howling fashion, as Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark took a back pass and decided he was an outfield player. Only problem was, he was being closed down on and couldn’t get the ball transferred between his feet.
Portland’s Diego Valeri took complete advantage and ricocheted the lame attempt to get rid of the ball right in to the net. All of that in just the first 30 seconds of the mach for a 1-0 Portland lead nonetheless.
It was the fastest goal in MLS Cup history and set a crazy precedent for what would go down as one of the craziest MLS Cup finals in history.
The Timbers didn’t let up after the early lead either, as they went up 2-0 on one of the most controversial missed moments in MLS Cup history. Columbus forced a back pass near the sideline, only to see clearly that Portland’s pass went out of bounds before being passed back in to the field of play.
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