The Portland Timbers' offense ignited for four goals in the first half on their way to a lopsided 4-2 win against the Seattle Sounders in a no-margin-for-error Western Conference match on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park.

After the game, Timbers coach Caleb Porter, who was in the press conference with defender Steven Taylor, talked about finding that goal-scoring gear early in the game and then closing out the win after the Sounders scored two goals quickly at the start of the second half.

"We had it all working," Porter said. "We leave the game knowing we were excellent in the first half."

He went on to say that responding after Seattle got two goals back, "that experience, we gain more from that than if we just scored another couple goals. ... I thought the group was excellent in how they managed the end of the game."

Watch the entire post-game press conference.

-- Molly Blue