Jaroslaw Niezgoda opened the scoring on Saturday on one of the most celebrated rivalries in Major League Soccer, by scoring his seventh goal of the season against the Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field.
For Niezgoda, the former Legia Warzaw man is extending his scoring streak to four consecutive games as well as becoming a lethal weapon to opposing defenses, seeing a rise in the Timbers attack.
After seeing a turnaround, the man behind the helm of the Portland Timbers finally gets recognized for his hard work along with his coaching staff being named Coach of the Week along his striker Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
As Giovanni Savarese finally sees a light at the end of the tunnel for his Timbers, the man is doing everything to see his side placed above the red line that award teams a spot in the postseason.
Seeded currently in the ninth spot tied with the Seattle Sounders on points with 26, a continuance of the Rose City streak on the positive will assure them a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Team of the Week (3-4-3, left to right): Brad Stuver (ATX) – Christian Fuchs (CLT), Teenage Hadebe (HOU), Lalas Abubakar (COL) – Ethan Finlay (ATX), Jose Cifuentes (LAFC), Alejandro Bedoya (PHI), Derrick Etienne Jr. (CLB) – Julian Carranza (PHI), Taty Castellanos (NYC), Jaroslaw Niezgoda (POR)
Coach: Giovanni Savarese (POR)
Bench: Aljaz Ivavic (POR), Jack Elliott (PHI), Cesar Araujo (ORL), Roger Espinoza (SKC), Jonathan Osorio (TOR), Carlos Vela (LAFC), Cucho Hernandez (CLB)
Source: Major League Soccer Communications
Portland Timbers
Western Conference
