The win ended a five-match winless streak for Portland across all competitions (0W-2L-3D), while SKC were sent to their seventh straight non-winning result in league play (0W-4L-3D).
After Bill Tuiloma’s set-piece header gave Portland a 1-0 lead inside of 15 minutes, it was doubled just seconds into the second half. Cristhian Paredes chipped a ball into the scoring area to Blanco, who struck it past SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia to open his account in 2022.
Blanco would later get his second in the 52nd minute, completing his double as the Timbers made it 3-0. Fogaça then added a fourth for Portland on his first-team debut just minutes later, later finishing off his own brace to restore the Timbers’ four-goal lead after Johnny Russell ended Portland’s shutout hopes in the 57th minute.
Marinos Tzionis added a consolation marker for Sporting in the 75th minute with the match already well in hand, but Marvin Loria made it a four-goal lead once more in the 88th minute. Santiago Moreno provided the exclamation point in second-half stoppage time with Portland’s seventh goal of the evening.
