In just their fifth Major League Soccer season the Portland Timbers won the MLS championship with a 2-1 victory over the Crew before 21,747 in Columbus yesterday.
The Timbers got off to a quick start when Crew keeper Steve Clark could not clear a passback and Portland midfielder Diego Valeri intercepted the attempt and scored just 35 seconds into the match. The Timbers doubled the lead in the seventh minute after the assistant referee missed a ball over the touchline that should have been a Crew throw-in. Portland took advantage and Rodney Wallace scored with a diving header off a cross from Lucas Melano,
The MLS webpage has an entertaining video of numerous calls and non-calls during the game. The New York Times ran a comprehensive story by Brian Sciaretta on page D-5.
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