Summary scored in 27 seconds, the fastest goal in the history of the MLS Cup, and was named the game's MVP.
Portland opened up the scoring early as
midfielder Diego Valeri swiped the ball out from under
Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark and flicked the ball into the back of the net with one touch at the 27-second mark. It was the fastest ever goal scored in an MLS Cup match. The Timbers kept the pressure on, and when the
assistant referee failed to call a ball out of bounds after it drifted across the sideline and several Crew players stopped playing, Portland midfielder
Darlington Nagbe capitalized, passing to forward
Lucas Melano to set the table for a goal by left
winger Rodney Wallace that put Portland on top 2–0 in the seventh minute. In the 18th minute, Columbus got on the board after Portland goalkeeper
Adam Kwarasey failed to take control in a scramble at the goal line and Columbus forward
Kei Kamara, the league's leading scorer, shot the ball into the net. Kamara's goal to make the game 2–1 ended up as Columbus' only shot on goal of the match. Portland got a number of opportunities to score in the second half, but the Timbers failed to convert. In the 60th minute, a Portland
corner kick resulted in a loose ball in the penalty box, which ricocheted off the goalpost before being cleared after striking Columbus captain
Michael Parkhurst's arm on the goal line. However, no
handball was called and no goal was awarded. In the 69th minute, Portland striker
Fanendo Adi headed the ball toward the goal, but it deflected off the far goalpost and then bounced away off Clark's body.
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