Missed Opportunity
So I missed the season opener. Sort of bummed about that, but I was out with a very pretty girl at a very fancy place, so it wasn't that difficult of a decision. I did however jump online as soon as I got home to check the score. After reading about the team and people's expectations I was hoping so hard that we managed to at least tie... when I saw the score I just mumbled an expletive, in a good way.
The Timbers won 3 to 1!!! I got so excited about that. And while I know it doesn't matter much after only one game, seeing Portland Timbers at the top of the standings is a pretty awesome feeling.
Bob Kellet has a great wrap up on the OregonLive Timbers Blog where he mentions Andrew Gregor, Troy Ready, and The Timbers Defense as the stars of the game. Kellet also estimates the true attendance was closer to 5,000 and not the 7,805 that PGE Park claims.
The next game is May 5th in Seattle, and then there is a very exciting long stretch of home games through May.
I disagree with Bob. Looking at the crowd, I thought it was around 7000. The North end was packed for 5 sections with the TA spilling over.
The rest of the stadium wasnt as full as you would have hoped, but it seemed like everyone wanted to be in the north end.