Timbers and Real Salt Lake play to 0-0 tie – Cache Valley Daily
Portland Timbers defender Claudio Bravo (5) splits between Real Salt Lake’s Bobby Wood, left, and Maikel Chang during an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Portland, Ore. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Zac MacMath made five saves and Real Salt Lake held off the Portland Timbers for a scoreless draw Saturday night. The Timbers (2-2-6) remained undefeated in their past three games. They also played to a 0-0 draw at Houston last Saturday. Real Salt Lake (3-2-5) was routed 6-0 last weekend by NYCFC, and then lost an Open Cup match to the third-division side Colorado Hailstorm 1-0 on Wednesday night. “We just really needed to put in a team effort,” MacMath said. “There was a lot more discipline this week than last week, and I think you can tell that the guys did a great job with it.” Portland beat RSL in all four of their meetings last season, outscoring them 14-4. The last time an MLS team had a four-game sweep of an opponent was in 2010, when the Galaxy swept the Sounders. Sebastian Blanco, who has seven goals and seven assists all-time against RSL, couldn’t break through