GAME RECAP
Timbers 2, Toronto FC 2
Draw, or a lost cause? In a disheartening replay, the Timbers watch a 2-0 lead disappear in the last 20 minutes putting their playoff hopes in peril.
PORTLAND — On a night of lineup tweaking, what the Portland Timbers desperately needed on Saturday was a win.
When they took a two-goal lead in the second half, it appeared that would happen. But a season-long habit of relinquishing leads late repeated itself, and the 2-2 draw with Toronto FC frustrated the Timbers and 18,627 fans at Jeld-Wen Field.
Toronto rallied with goals in the 71st and 81st minutes to earn the draw in a match the Timbers had touted as must-win.