Match Summary · Football · USA · MLS · Portland Timbers · Real Salt Lake
The first half ended with Real Salt Lake ahead 1-0. The second-half score was 2-0 to Portland Timbers, a swing that erased the deficit and settled the match in Portland's favour.
That chronology keeps the match summary straightforward. Real Salt Lake went into the interval leading, while Portland produced the stronger response after the restart. The Timbers' two-goal second half was the decisive passage, turning a one-goal deficit into a one-goal victory.
The completed result was not a high-margin win, but it delivered a clear turnaround. Portland's response after halftime supplied the difference, while Real Salt Lake's early advantage disappeared by full time. The score stats and highlights follow a simple pattern: 0-1 in the first half, 2-0 in the second, and 2-1 overall.