Portland's second goal followed a familiar pattern - a long pass down the left wing (this time from Jimer Fory) that was taken on the run by David da Costa. Rather than take it on the half-turn, he lets the ball run past and then sprints after it (somewhere Pep Guardiola is nodding in approval). Timo Baumgartl was defending out on the wing this time as MacNaughton was pushed higher up the pitch, and da Costa went right at him, cutting back at the exact moment that Timo's weight shifted to his right leg. da Costa's move also caught Dante Polvara by surprise, who was positioned too far into the center to close down quickly enough. This gap behind Timo gave da Costa all the room he needed to get a shot off, which went through Polvara and past Lundt. Another nice move by a Portland attacker to beat a CITY defender 1-on-1, with not enough defensive support. A mistake that cost CITY another goal and gave Portland a 2-goal lead.   submitted by   /u/STLSoccerNews   to   r/stlouiscitysc [link]   [comments]