Match Report
5 points and 234 places separated them: Portland Timbers 616th with 6, Deportivo Saprissa 382nd with 1. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Saprissa: only 2001st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 382nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Portland Timbers 3.5 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Deportivo Saprissa 2 and 2, with the league averaging 1.69.
Deportivo Saprissa's unbeaten run stood at 7. From the last five rounds, Portland Timbers held 7 points of 15 and Deportivo Saprissa 13.
The venue was Providence Park, with room for 25,218 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.